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Table 1 Characteristics of participants (n = 449)

From: Regret over the delay in childbearing decision negatively associates with life satisfaction among Japanese women and men seeking fertility treatment: a cross-sectional study

Characteristics

 

Women

n = 253

Men

n = 196

p value

Age

Mean (SD)

34.9 (4.8)

36.5 (5.7)

 

Duration of infertility (months)

Mean (SD)

27.3 (23.9)

25.9 (19.2)

 

Previous live birth n (%)

No

214 (84.6)

167 (85.2)

 

Yes

39 (15.4)

29 (14.8)

 

Used Assisted Reproduction Technology (ART) n (%)

No

170 (67.2)

129 (65.8)

 

Yes

83 (32.8)

67 (34.2)

 

University Education n (%)

No

143 (56.5)

69 (35.2)

 

Yes

110 (43.5)

127 (64.8)

 

Employment status n (%)

Employed full-time, Self-employed

123 (48.6)

191 (97.4)

 

Employed part-time

73 (28.9)

5 (2.6)

 

Without paid work

57 (22.5)

0 (0.0)

 

Annual household income n (%)

<  6 million JPY

105 (41.5)

72 (36.7)

 

≥ 6 million JPY

148 (58.5)

124 (63.3)

 

Satisfaction with Life scale

Mean (SD)

21.2 (5.2)

22.4 (5.7)

0.016 a

  1. aunpaired t-test