Table 4.

Description and comparison of ISD scores regarding different sociodemographic and ART groups in 240 infertile cases

		95% confidence interval for mean
<brow>-2</erow> Variable	<brow>-2</erow> Frequency (n = 240)	<brow>-2</erow> Mean $\pm$ SD	Lower bound	Upper bound	<brow>-2</erow> Value of F/t/U	<brow>-2</erow> P-value
Gender
Male	120	42.50 $\pm$ 9.59
Female	120	42.55 $\pm$ 9.70	<brow>-2</erow> –2.404	<brow>-2</erow> 2.504	<brow>-2</erow> 237.96	<brow>-2</erow> 0.968${}^{**}$
Age groups
Lower 29	76	42.80 $\pm$ 9.101	40.72	44.88	3.350	0.020${}^{*}$
30–39	119	43.80 $\pm$ 9.567	42.06	45.53
40–49	38	38.26 $\pm$ 9.901	35.01	41.52
Upper 50	7	41.00 $\pm$ 10.182	31.58	50.42
Income
5000000–10000000	161	44.13 $\pm$ 9.424	42.65	45.61
10000000–15000000	59	40.00 $\pm$ 9.372	37.56	42.44
15000000–20000000	14	38.50 $\pm$ 10.204	32.61	44.39
$>$ 20000000	6	35.83 $\pm$ 8.495	26.92	44.75	<brow>-4</erow> 3.674	<brow>-4</erow> 0.006${}^{{}^{\text{'}\text{'}}}$
ART
Fertility medication	118	9.817 $\pm$ 0.904	39.95	43.53
ICSI & microinjection	63	9.727 $\pm$ 1.225	41.04	45.94
In vitro fertilization	44	9.514 $\pm$ 1.434	40.49	46.28
Egg donation & embryo donation	15	8.305 $\pm$ 2.144	37.53	46.73	<brow>-4</erow> 0.597	<brow>-4</erow> 0.617*
*One-way ANOVA, **t test, ISD: Infertility-specific distress, ART: Assisted reproductive techniques, ICSI: Intra cytoplasmic sperm Injection