Skip to main content

Table 4 Univariate analysis to assess relationship of Socioeconomic with total quality of life among males and females presenting for infertility treatment

From: Association of depression and resilience with fertility quality of life among patients presenting to the infertility centre for treatment in Karachi, Pakistan

Variables

Males

Unadjusted beta coefficient (SE)

95% CI

Females Unadjusted beta coefficient (SE)

95% CI

Working status

 Yes (ref)

    

 No

−4.957 (4.325)

−13.467,3.5523

− 0.319 (2.371)

−4.984, 4.346

Work Place

 Inside the house (ref)

–

–

–

–

 Outside the house

−4.418 (1.829)

−8.016,-0.820*

9.143 (3.908)

1.288, 16.997*

 Both

9.312 (12.015)

−14.325,32.950

−13.706 (9.972)

−33.746, 6.334

Total Monthly income (in PKR)

 1000–25,000

−6.385 (1.921)

−10.165, −2.604*

−8.401 (2.582)

− 13.479, − 3.322*

 25,000–40,000

−2.255 (1.952)

− 6.097, 1.586

0.009 (2.569)

−5.045, 5.063

 40,000–80,000

−4.056 (1.646)

−7.295, − 0.817*

2.499 (2.477)

− 2.373, 7.373

 80,000–10,000,000(ref)

–

–

–

–

TV in the house

 Yes (ref)

–

–

–

–

 No

−4.945 (1.941)

−8.763, −1.128*

−6.244 (2.471)

− 11.161, − 1.382*

Refrigerator in the house

 Yes (ref)

–

–

–

 

 No

−6.655 (2.106)

−10.797, −2.513*

− 10.016 (2.912)

−15.744, −4.287*

Own cultivated land

 Yes (ref)

–

–

–

–

 No

−4.184 (1.658)

−7.446, −0.923*

−5.092 (1.954)

−8.937, −1.248*

Own Vehicle

 Yes (ref)

–

–

–

–

 No

−6.914 (1.575)

−10.011,-3.815*

−6.760 (1.989)

−10.673,-2.847*

Number of friends

−0.603 (0.202)

−0.1000, − 0.206*

−0.126 (0.320)

− 0.757, 0.504

  1. *significant at p value < 0.25 by univariate analysis