Table 2.
Subjective self-rating of some socioeconomic factors by the respondents
| Social factors | Infertile group (n=120) |
Healthy group (n=120) |
ORa (95% CIb) | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | |||||
| Family income | ||||||
| Excellent | 9 (7.6) | 19 (16.1) | 1 | Reference | ||
| Good | 39 (33.1) | 61 (51.7) | 1.6 (0.7–3.6) | 0.275 | ||
| Barely sufficient | 49 (41.5) | 27 (22.9) | 2.8 (1.2–6.8) | .019 | ||
| Less than needed | 21 (17.8) | 11 (9.3) | 3.1 (1.1–8.5) | .032 | ||
| Quality of life | ||||||
| Excellent | 15 (12.6) | 43 (36.1) | 1 | Reference | ||
| Good | 49 (41.2) | 41 (34.5) | 2.6 (1.4–4.8) | .003 | ||
| Not bad | 44 (37.0) | 29 (24.4) | 3.3 (1.6–6.4) | .001 | ||
| Poor | 11 (9.2) | 6 (5.0) | 3.8 (1.2–11.5) | .019 | ||
| Satisfaction with daily routines | ||||||
| Well contented | 32 (27.1) | 65 (55.1) | 1 | Reference | ||
| Moderate | 66 (56.0) | 44 (37.3) | 1.9 (1.2-2.9) | .004 | ||
| Not contented | 20 (16.9) | 9 (7.6) | 3.1 (1.4-7.1) | .008 | ||
| Self-assessment of life stress | ||||||
| No, never | 15 (12.6) | 45 (37.8) | 1 | Reference | ||
| Sometimes | 51 (42.9) | 43 (36.1) | 2.7 (1.5-4.9) | .002 | ||
| Yes, very often | 53 (44.5) | 31 (26.1) | 3.6 (1.9-7.0) | <.001 | ||
| Quality of nutrition | ||||||
| Good and rational | 6 (5.1) | 7 (5.9) | 1 | Reference | ||
| Moderate | 58 (49.6) | 68 (57.1) | 1.0 (0.3-3.0) | 0.976 | ||
| Poor and irrational | 53 (45.3) | 44 (37.0) | 1.4 (0.4-4.2) | 0.597 | ||
aOR, Odds ratio; bCI, Confidence interval.