Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants attending ART clinics between June 2019 and September 2020 in Kazakhstan.
| Variable | All, N=446 (100%) | Public clinics, n=142 (31.8%) | Private clinics, n=304 (68.2%) | P value |
| Age (years), mean±SD | 33.8±5.6 | 33.9±4.9 | 33.7±5.9 | 0.81 |
| Missing data=2% | ||||
| BMI, n (%) | ||||
| Underweight | 44 (11.0) | 10 (7.3%) | 34 (12.9%) | <0.01 |
| Normal | 245 (61.1) | 76 (55.5%) | 169 (64.0%) | |
| Overweight/obese | 112 (27.9) | 51 (37.2%) | 61 (23.1%) | |
| Missing data=10% | ||||
| Education level, n (%) | ||||
| ISCED 4 | 120 (27.0%) | 51 (36.4%) | 69 (22.7%) | <0.01 |
| ISCED 5 | 124 (27.9%) | 26 (18.6%) | 98 (32.2%) | |
| ISCED 6 | 200 (45.1%) | 63 (45.0%) | 137 (45.1%) | |
| Missing data=0.5% | ||||
| Location, n (%) | ||||
| Aktobe | 67 (15.0%) | 67 (47.2%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Almaty | 99 (22.2%) | 0 (0%) | 99 (32.6%) | |
| Nur-Sultan | 183 (41.0%) | 75 (52.8%) | 108 (35.5%) | |
| Shymkent | 97 (21.8%) | 0 (0%) | 97 (31.9%) | |
| Missing data=0% | ||||
| Payment type, n (%) | ||||
| Publicly funded | 112 (32.1%) | 85 (59.9%) | 27 (13.0%) | <0.001 |
| Self-paid | 237 (67.9%) | 57 (40.1%) | 180 (87.0%) | |
| Missing data=21.8% |
BMI, body mass index; ISCED, International Standard Classification of Education.