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. 2016 Nov 1;10(4):371–379. doi: 10.22074/ijfs.2016.4696

Table 6.

Relationship of Fertility Quality of Life (FertiQoL) with demographic and clinical characteristics in infertile women


Core FertiQoL Treatment FertiQoL
Emotional Mind/Body Relational Social Total Environment Tolerability Total

Age (Y)
<30 49.6 ± 18.7 60.8 ± 19.2 72.3 ± 14.7 62.6 ± 18.8 61.3 ± 14.2 61.9 ± 13.1 54.1 ± 17.3 58.8 ± 11.8
30-35 55.6 ± 22.5 60.7 ± 24.5 72.4 ± 15.9 64.0 ± 25.3 63.2 ± 19.7 61.2 ± 13.1 55.2 ± 20.7 58.8 ± 12.7
≥35 58.9 ± 24.2 66.6 ± 22.1 66.2 ± 19.9 66.4 ± 20.9 64.5 ± 19.0 60.2 ± 17.7 52.4 ± 21.5 57.1 ± 15.3
P value 0.070 0.356 0.146 0.664 0.620 0.854 0.809 0.790
Duration infertility (Y)
<3 56.5 ± 17.9 66.4 ± 19.0 72.2 ± 17.4 69.2 ± 20.4 66.1 ± 15.8 60.1 ± 11.6 52.8 ± 17.9 57.2 ± 10.8
3-6 53.3 ± 22.8 61.7 ± 21.4 71.9 ± 17.9 64.4 ± 20.5 62.8 ± 17.3 57.9 ± 15.1 51.8 ± 19.8 55.5 ± 13.8
≥6 51.0 ± 22.3 59.2 ± 23.0 68.6 ± 14.0 59.1 ± 21.6 59.5 ± 17.1 66.0 ± 14.1 57.4 ± 19.4 62.6 ± 12.4
P value 0.459 0.266 0.480 0.064 0.165 0.008 0.266 0.010
Cause of infertility
Male factor 55.8 ± 21.4 65.7 ± 20.4 72.5 ± 16.4 65.2 ± 20.4 64.8 ± 16.7 62.6 ± 14.1 58.0 ± 18.5 60.7 ± 13.0
Female factor 59.6 ± 22.2 67.0 ± 24.2 75.3 ± 15.8 70.7 ± 21.9 68.1 ± 17.8 64.5 ± 14.8 53.0 ± 21.0 59.9 ± 13.6
Both 47.9 ± 20.6 53.2 ± 19.7 66.5 ± 18.3 62.5 ± 20.7 57.5 ± 16.4 61.4 ± 12.5 49.3 ± 19.6 56.5 ± 12.1
Unexplained 46.3 ± 19.1 56.5 ± 19.7 66.2 ± 14.4 55.2 ± 20.2 56.0 ± 14.3 54.9 ± 14.1 49.4 ± 17.2 52.7 ± 11.1
P value 0.038 0.017 0.074 0.037 0.010 0.046 0.090 0.028
Type of infertility
Primary 52.8 ± 21.2 62.0 ± 21.5 71.2 ± 17.0 63.5 ± 22.1 62.4 ± 17.3 62.7 ± 13.4 54.9 ± 19.4 59.6 ± 11.9
Secondary 55.7 ± 22.1 62.8 ± 21.6 69.4 ± 14.5 65.4 ± 16.9 63.3 ± 15.4 56.1 ± 16.2 50.8 ± 18.3 53.9 ± 15.3
P value 0.494 0.850 0.580 0.645 0.776 0.017 0.277 0.026
Educational level
Primary 48.7 ± 21.0 58.8 ± 22.8 66.2 ± 13.6 58.0 ± 22.6 57.9 ± 16.6 66.7 ± 12.1 56.0 ± 20.9 62.4 ± 12.5
Secondary 50.1 ± 21.7 58.1 ± 21.9 68.6 ± 16.5 61.2 ± 20.7 59.5 ± 16.5 60.0 ± 14.5 53.5 ± 21.1 57.4 ± 14.5
University 58.4 ± 20.5 67.2 ± 19.6 74.8 ± 17.0 68.8 ± 20.0 67.3 ± 16.4 60.1 ± 14.5 53.5 ± 16.8 57.5 ± 11.4
P value 0.038 0.037 0.027 0.033 0.009 0.078 0.819 0.173
Failure of treatment
0 59.7 ± 17.9 68.8 ± 19.7 70.4 ± 15.3 67.9 ± 19.4 66.7 ± 14.6 63.7 ± 13.3 60.2 ± 17.0 62.3 ± 11.9
1 52.0 ± 21.3 60.2 ± 22.0 70.5 ± 18.9 61.7 ± 23.2 61.1 ± 18.5 58.5 ± 14.3 45.6 ± 18.9 53.4 ± 12.0
2 39.8 ± 23.6 51.5 ± 21.0 67.1 ± 18.6 56.3 ± 23.9 53.6 ± 18.0 60.0 ± 17.5 47.5 ± 18.4 55.0 ± 12.3
3 45.2 ± 19.9 55.6 ± 18.3 72.8 ± 13.2 61.7 ± 16.2 58.8 ± 14.4 60.8 ± 13.9 53.4 ± 15.2 57.9 ± 11.7
≥4 62.1 ± 23.8 62.1 ± 25.2 78.0 ± 15.5 67.0 ± 22.8 67.3 ± 19.1 61.0 ± 13.7 62.5 ± 25.9 61.6 ± 17.9
P value 0.001 0.008 0.493 0.211 0.019 0.480 0.001 0.006
History of abortion
No 53.1 ± 22.0 62.3 ± 22.2 70.9 ± 17.0 63.9 ± 22.0 62.5 ± 17.5 62.8 ± 13.5 54.9 ± 19.5 59.6 ± 12.2
Yes 55.1 ± 18.5 61.4 ± 17.9 70.8 ± 14.0 64.0 ± 16.6 62.8 ± 13.9 54.2 ± 15.5 49.8 ± 17.5 52.4 ± 14.7
P value 0.656 0.852 0.993 0.969 0.927 0.004 0.209 0.008

Values are mean ± SD.

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