Table 1 Demographic and fertility characteristics of the infertile couples (n = 141 couples)
Men | Women | Test statistic | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 34.92 ± 6.35 | 29.82 ± 6.00 | t(140) = 12.88 | < 0.001 |
Educational level | χ2(1) = 2.56 | 0.109 | ||
Non-academic | 96 (68.1) | 85 (60.3) | ||
Academic | 45 (31.9) | 56 (39.7) | ||
Duration of marriage (years) | 7.37 ± 4.40 | – | ||
Duration of infertility (years) | 4.85 ± 3.76 | – | ||
Cause of infertility | ||||
Male factor | 51 (36.2) | – | ||
Female factor | 30 (21.3) | – | ||
Both | 27 (19.1) | – | ||
Unexplained | 33 (23.4) | – | ||
Failure of previous treatment | ||||
No (First treatment) | 71 (50.4) | – | ||
Yes | 70 (49.6) | – | ||
History of abortion | ||||
No | 108 (76.6) | – | ||
Yes | 33 (23.4) | – | ||
Type of infertility | ||||
Primary | 102 (72.3) | – | ||
Secondary | 39 (27.7) | – | ||