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. 2021 May 15;36(7):1784–1795. doi: 10.1093/humrep/deab049

Table I.

Demographic and reproductive characteristics, and medical history of study population; 528 ovulatory women without known subfertility, 1990–2013.

Total No (%) 528
Demographic characteristics

Age (year)

<30

  • <20

  • 20–24

  • 25–29

≥30

  • 30–34

  • ≥35

398 (75.4)

 4 (0.8)

 144 (27.3)

 250 (47.3)

130 (24.6)

 103 (19.5)

 27 (5.1)

Range: 18–40

IQR: 24–29

Median: 27

Mean (SD): 27.1 (4.1)

Missing: 0

Race and ethnicity

 White (non-Hispanic)

 Hispanic/Latino

 Other

 Missing

465 (88.1)

26 (4.9)

33 (6.3)

4 (0.8)

Religion

 Catholic

 Protestant

 Latter-day Saint

 Other

 None

 Missing

383 (72.5)

59 (11.2)

41 (7.8)

27 (5.1)

12 (2.3)

6 (1.1)

Marital status

 Engaged

 Married

 Single/Other

 Missing

154 (29.2)

320 (60.6)

50 (9.5)

4 (0.8)

Completed education

 High school, vocational or technical school graduate or less

 Some college

 College graduate

 Missing

39 (7.4)

93 (17.6)

390 (73.9)

6 (1.1)

Employed

 Yes

 No

 Missing

415 (78.6)

106 (20.1)

7 (1.3)

Occupation

 Professional

 Clerical/Sales

 Homemaker

 Student

 Skilled and unskilled laborer/Other

 Missing

268 (50.8)

58 (11.0)

73 (13.8)

71 (13.4)

50 (9.5)

8 (1.5)

Income relative to US federal poverty level, adjusted by year

 <150%

 150–200%

 >200%

 Missing

44 (8.3)

38 (7.2)

403 (76.3)

43 (8.1)


Reproductive history

Age at first menstruation (year)

 ≤10

 11–14

 ≥15

 Missing

20 (3.8)

440 (83.3)

60 (11.4)

8 (1.5)

Age at first pregnancy (year)

 Never pregnant

 ≤19

 20–24

 25–29

 ≥30

 Missing

351 (66.5)

15 (2.8)

73 (13.8)

66 (12.5)

16 (3.0)

7 (1.3)

Parity

 Nulliparous

 Parous

  • 1

  • ≥2

 Missing

374 (70.8)

149 (28.3)

 60 (11.4)

 89 (16.9)

5 (0.9)

Spontaneous abortion

 None

 At least one

 Missing

477 (90.3)

43 (8.1)

8 (1.5)

Breast feeding (partial)

 Yes

 No

 Missing

23 (4.4)

505 (95.6)

0 (0.0)

Recent use of oral contraceptives (OCs)

 ≤60 days prior to 1st day of 1st cycle in study

 >60 days prior to 1st day of 1st cycle in study or didn’t use OCs within past year

 Missing

89 (16.9)

426 (80.7)

13 (2.5)


Medical history

Pelvic infection or sexually transmitted infection

 Yes

 No

 Missing

26 (4.9)

500 (94.7)

2 (0.4)

Vaginal infection (yeast infection)

 Yes

 No

 Missing

204 (38.6)

323 (61.2)

1 (0.2)

Cervical procedure, including cryotherapy, loop electrical excision, cauterization, colposcopy, biopsy

 Yes

 No

 Missing

14 (2.7)

514 (97.3)

0 (0.0)

Obstetrical/Gynecological surgery

 One or more procedures

  • Caesarean section

  • Dilation and curettage

  • Other, including laparoscopy

 No procedure

 Missing

Current smokinga

 Yes

 No

 Missing

Current alcohol consumptiona

 Yes

 No

44 (8.3)

 29 (5.5)

 11 (2.1)

 8 (1.5)

484 (91.7)

0 (0.0)

16 (5.8)

250 (90.2)

11 (4.0)

195 (70.4)

71 (25.6)

 Missing 11 (4.0)
a

Not available for Creighton Model MultiCenter Fecundability Study (CMFS) 251 women (see Supplementary Table SI).