TABLE 4.
BMI Stratified by Race for Women VA Users, Ages 18–45 Years, With Infertility by Whether or Not They Received an Infertility Assessment or Treatment
Characteristics | Received Infertility Treatment (n = 290) |
Did Not Receive Infertility Treatment (n = 1033) |
P |
---|---|---|---|
BMI by race [mean (SD)] | |||
Black | 29.1 (5.4) | 27.9 (5.1) | 0.040 |
White | 27.9 (4.9) | 27.3 (5.6) | 0.312 |
Hispanic | 27.3 (4.6) | 27.4 (4.6) | 0.866 |
Other | 28.0 (5.5) | 27.9 (5.2) | 0.953 |
Obesity by race (BMI ≥ 30) [n (%)] | |||
Black | 43 (43.4) | 110 (31.3) | 0.027 |
White | 37 (35.6) | 108 (27.2) | 0.113 |
Hispanic | 14 (28.0) | 27 (21.1) | 0.339 |
Other | 6 (28.6) | 21 (26.9) | 0.933 |
BMI indicates body mass index.