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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants

From: Association between metabolic healthy obesity and female infertility: the national health and nutrition examination survey, 2013–2020

Characteristics

Total

(n = 3542)

Fertility

(n = 3113)

Infertility

(n = 429)

P value

Demography

    

BMI

29.51(0.20)

29.14(0.22)

32.12(0.67)

< 0.001

WC

96.02(0.48)

95.01(0.51)

103.17(1.41)

< 0.001

Age, years

32.09(0.20)

31.66(0.20)

35.13(0.44)

< 0.001

PIR

2.70(0.06)

2.66(0.06)

2.93(0.11)

0.016

MHO-BMI

   

< 0.001

MHN

220(6.21)

195(6.48)

25(4.93)

 

MHOW

252(7.11)

233(6.72)

19(3.73)

 

MHO

433(12.22)

363(10.87)

70(15.39)

 

MUN

928(26.2)

838(30.25)

90(22.28)

 

MUOW

632(17.84)

571(18.94)

61(15.12)

 

MUO

1077(30.41)

913(26.74)

164(38.54)

 

Race

   

0.434

White

1123(31.71)

973(55.80)

150(59.35)

 

Black

850(24)

751(13.50)

99(13.10)

 

Other Race

1569(44.3)

1389(30.69)

180(27.55)

 

Education level

   

0.905

Less than high school

695(19.62)

612(18.93)

83(18.85)

< 0.001

High school

538(15.19)

476(11.04)

62(10.31)

< 0.001

More than high school

2309(65.19)

2025(70.03)

284(70.84)

< 0.001

Drinking status

   

0.199

Yes

2131(60.16)

1881(68.27)

250(64.73)

 

No

1411(39.84)

1232(31.73)

179(35.27)

 

Smoking status

   

0.146

Current smoker

612(17.28)

524(17.86)

88(18.89)

 

Former smoker

400(11.29)

339(12.84)

61(16.59)

 

Never smoker

2530(71.43)

2250(69.30)

280(64.52)

 

Physical activity

   

0.161

High intensity physical

1526(43.08)

1362(47.59)

164(41.76)

 

Low intensity physical activity

1063(30.01)

925(29.66)

138(32.48)

 

No physical activity

953(26.91)

826(22.75)

127(25.75)

 

Irregular Periods

250(7.058)

222(7.505)

28(9.499)

0.359

Married or Living with partner

2032(57.37)

1719(57.95)

313(77.21)

< 0.001

Ever pregnant

2580(72.84)

2224(66.10)

356(84.26)

< 0.001

  1. Abbreviations:
  2. BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumstance; PIR, poverty income ratio; MHN, metabolic healthy normal weight; MHOW, metabolic healthy overweight; MHO, metabolic healthy obesity; MUN, metabolic unhealthy normal weight; MUOW, metabolic unhealthy overweight; MUO, metabolic unhealthy obesity