Table 2. FertiQoL scores stratified by other sample variables. Mean (standard deviation).
Variable FertiQoL subscales
Core
- Emotional
Core - Mind Body Core -
Relational
Core -
Social
Treatment -Environment Treatment Tolerability Core -
Total
Treatment - Total Total
FertiQoL
Age (years)
≤ 30
31 to 35
> 35
p1

51.0 (14.5)
56.4 (21.0)
51.7 (23.5)
0.529

68.5 (18.4)
68.9 (22.5)
61.4 (24.8)
0.353

81.1 (15.9)
74.1 (17.9)
72.2 (16.5)
0.218

65.7 (19.1)
66.4 (19.9)
59.5 (22.6)
0.355

77.7 (17.6)
67.9 (21.4)
68.6 (19.9)
0.218

79.7 (12.0)
73.0 (22.8)
66.4 (24.9)
0.135

66.6 (13.9)
66.5 (16.5)
61.2 (19.1)
0.375

78.3 (13.3)
70.1 (16.9)
67.9 (13.8)
0.076

70.0 (11.4)
67.7 (14.1)
63.0 (16.2)
0.220
Educational attainment
Some primary
Complete primary
Secondary
Higher
p1

48.6 (14.5)
63.0 (22.8)
52.8 (19.1)
50.2 (24.6)
0.338

56.6 (23.3)
77.0 (14.3)
68.1 (19.8)
59.9 (27.9)
0.094

70.0 (18.7)
78.7 (14.9)
79.4 (13.9)
67.4 (17.0)
0.029

51.2 (19.6)
74.6 (18.4)
67.0 (17.2)
54.8 (23.3)
0.006

73.0 (17.7)
69.5 (25.5)
73.1 (20.6)
62.9 (18.9)
0.330

75.2 (18.2)
83.9 (11.3)
75.0 (18.8)
57.2 (28.7)
0.004

56.6 (15.5)
73.3 (14.2)
66.9 (14.3)
58.2 (20.4)
0.026

72.4 (14.1)
74.8 (17.4)
73.8 (14.9)
62.3 (15.9)
0.046

61.6 (11.4)
73.6 (12.3)
68.9 (12.3)
59.1 (17.8)
0.015
Economically active
No
Yes
p2

51.7 (24.5)
54.1 (20.4)
0.717

61.2 (28.5)
67.1 (21.7)
0.41

74.8 (26.8)
74.8 (15.4)
0.999

71.2 (24.3)
62.8 (20)
0.195

71.2 (22.9)
69.8 (20.1)
0.826

72.2 (32.9)
72 (20.4)
0.977

64.9 (21.9)
64.7 (16.2)
0.982

71.9 (19)
70.8 (15.1)
0.81

66.7 (19.0)
66.5 (13.8)
0.954
Previous children
No
Yes (natural/non-natural)
p2

52.9 (20.2)
58.3 (24.3)
0.382

65.8 (22.5)
68.7 (23.9)
0.661

74.1 (17.5)
78.6 (15.4)
0.374

62.2 (20.8)
73.2 (18.4)
0.068

70.3 (19.9)
68.6 (23.5)
0.785

72.3 (20.4)
70.5 (31.5)
0.783

63.8 (16.9)
69.7 (17.3)
0.235

71.2 (15)
69.4 (19)
0.701

66.0 (14.3)
69.5 (15.3)
0.411
Previous miscarriage
Yes
No
p2

49.2 (18.1)
54.6 (21.3)
0.390

60.7 (20.1)
67.3 (23.0)
0.338

75.9 (13.2)
74.6 (17.9)
0.804

58.0 (18.9)
65.0 (20.9)
0.266

73.1 (13.2)
69.5 (21.3)
0.423

59.1 (26.8)
74.3 (20.8)
0.023

60.9 (13.8)
65.4 (17.4)
0.379

67.8 (15.5)
71.4 (15.6)
0.442

62.9 (13.0)
67.2 (14.7)
0.325
Previous assisted reproduction
No
Yes
p2

53.3 (20.1)
53.8 (22.2)
0.920

65.9 (22.6)
66.3 (23.1)
0.936

73.2 (18.4)
77.5 (14.4)
0.271

64.1 (20.4)
62.8 (21.6)
0.787

72.1 (18.4)
65.1 (23.4)
0.131

74.4 (21.2)
66.6 (23.9)
0.125

64.2 (16.8)
65.2 (17.3)
0.790

73.1 (13.9)
65.8 (17.5)
0.039

66.7 (14.1)
65.3 (15.1)
0.668
Cause of infertility
Male
Female
Both
p1

59.3 (15.8)
52.3 (21.0)
51 (24.3)
0.487

70.8 (24.6)
64.3 (21.8)
68.2 (25.9)
0.596

73.8 (14.5)
75.9 (18.1)
69.4 (16.8)
0.499

65.5 (21.9)
62.6 (20.3)
68.1 (23.5)
0.678

61.0 (24.5)
70.7 (20.0)
77.1 (16.2)
0.124

74.4 (14.3)
71.1 (24.3)
71.4 (20.8)
0.886

67.4 (17.3)
63.8 (16.4)
64.2 (20.8)
0.784

66.2 (15.2)
71.1 (15.7)
74.7 (16.5)
0.379

67.0 (12.2)
65.9 (14.4)
67.2 (18.5)
0.944
Assisted reproduction method
ICSI
IVF
p2

58.7 (24.7)
53.1 (20.3)
0.405

71.5 (24.9)
65.6 (22.4)
0.418

74.2 (16.0)
74.9 (17.5)
0.910

60.4 (26.7)
64.4 (19.9)
0.545

58.6 (27.4)
71.6 (18.8)
0.047

69.7 (23.9)
72.4 (22.2)
0.710

66.4 (21.0)
64.5 (16.5)
0.734

62.8 (18.7)
72.1 (14.9)
0.066

65.3 (15.6)
66.7 (14.4)
0.757
BDI
Negative
Positive
p2

56.5 (21.0)
44.5 (17.6)
0.023

72.2 (18.5)
45.8 (24.2)
< 0.001

78.4 (13.4)
62.5 (22.9)
0.007

66.4 (18.9)
55.5 (24.6)
0.038

69.9 (21.9)
70.3 (13.9)
0.923

75.8 (19.4)
59.2 (26.9)
0.016

68.4 (14.8)
52.2 (18.3)
<0.001

71.9 (15.9)
67.4 (14.2)
0.250

69.5 (12.5)
56.3 (16.4)
<0.001

1Analysis of variance. 2Student’s t-test.