Table 3.
Sum and total scores for the domain subgroups of QoL, HADS, and body image between infertile, TL, and condom groups
| Variable | Infertile group (I) n = 200 Mean ± SD |
TL group (T) n = 200 Mean ± SD |
Condom group (C) n = 200 Mean ± SD |
P value* | Pair-wise comparison P value** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF-12 | |||||
|
Sum score of physical components (PCS-12) |
78.96 ± 14.10 | 67.88 ± 15.87 | 79.52 ± 14.25 | < 0.001 |
I and C: 0.70 I and T: < 0.001 T and C: < 0.001 |
|
Sum score of mental components (MCS-12) |
74.22 ± 15.23 | 69.10 ± 16.02 | 78.23 ± 13.34 | < 0.001 |
I and C: 0.007 I and T: < 0.001 T and C: < 0.001 |
| Total score | 76.59 ± 13.14 | 68.49 ± 14.47 | 78.87 ± 12.62 | < 0.001 |
I and C: 0.09 I and T: < 0.001 T and C: < 0.001 |
| HADS | |||||
| Depression | 5.29 ± 3.22 | 6.65 ± 3.57 | 4.42 ± 3.22 | < 0.001 |
I and C: 0.09 I and T: < 0.001 T and C: < 0.001 |
| Anxiety | 7.66 ± 3.05 | 10.05 ± 3.93 | 6.84 ± 3.27 | < 0.001 |
I and C: 0.005 I and T: < 0.001 T and C: < 0.001 |
| Total score | 12.88 ± 4.93 | 16.55 ± 6.49 | 11.23 ± 5.97 | < 0.001 |
I and C: 0.017 I and T: < 0.001 T and C: < 0.001 |
| Body image | 36.58 ± 12.4 | 33.86 ± 13.1 | 32.43 ± 10.35 | 0.02 |
I and C: 0.001 I and T: 0.024 T and C: 0.234 |
| Self-esteem | 29.16 ± 5.26 | 25.01 ± 5.44 | 29.16 ± 5.52 | < 0.001 |
I and C: 0.881 I and T: < 0.001 T and C: < 0.001 |
QoL: Quality of Life, SF-12: Short Form-12, HADS: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, TL: Tubal Ligation
*One-way ANOVA
**One-way ANOVA followed by LSD post-hoc test