Table 2.
Distribution of study participants according to their lifestyle-related characteristics, Women Hospital-Hamad Medical Corporation, 2018
| Lifestyle history | Cases | Cases | Controls | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Infertility n = 43 (%) |
Secondary Infertility n = 93 (%) |
Infertility Total n = 136 (%) |
n = 272 (%) | ||
| Water pipe smoking: | 0.005* | ||||
| No | 41 (95.3) | 86 (92.5) | 127 (93.4) | 268 (98.5) | |
| Yes, currently | 1 (2.3) | 5 (5.4) | 6 (4.4) | 3 (1.1) | |
| Yes, previously | 1 (2.3) | 2 (2.2) | 3 (2.2) | 1 (0.4) | |
| Yes, “collectively” | 2 (4.7) | 7 (7.5) | 9 (6.6) | 4 (1.5) | |
| Second hand smoking: | 0.006* | ||||
| No | 15 (35.9) | 42 (45.2) | 57 (42.0) | 153 (56.3) | |
| Yes, currently | 17 (39.5) | 41 (44.1) | 58 (42.6) | 103 (37.9) | |
| Yes, previously | 11 (25.6) | 10 (10.8) | 21 (15.4) | 16 (5.9) | |
| Yes, “collectively” | 28 (65.1) | 51(54.8) | 79 (58.1) | 119 (43.8) | |
| Vigorous exercise: | 0.017* | ||||
| No | 40 (93.0) | 84 (90.3) | 124 (91.2) | 263 (96.7) | |
| Yes | 3 (7.0) | 9 (9.7) | 12 (8.8) | 9 (3.3) | |
| Childhood obesity: | 0.004* | ||||
| No | 34 (79.1) | 70 (75.3) | 104 (76.5) | 238 (87.5) | |
| Yes | 9 (20.9) | 23 (24.7) | 32 (23.5) | 34 (12.5) | |
| Steady weight gain since marriage: | 0.001* | ||||
| No | 11 (25.6) | 25 (26.9) | 36 (26.5) | 203 (74.6) | |
| Yes | 32 (74.4) | 68 (73.1) | 100 (73.5) | 69 (25.4) | |
| Recent weight gain: | 0.001* | ||||
| No | 15 (34.9) | 38 (40.9) | 53 (39.0) | 232 (85.3) | |
| Yes | 28 (65.1) | 55 (59.1) | 83 (61.0) | 40 (14.7) | |
* p < 0.05