Table 1 Characteristics of the studies selected for the meta-analysis
From: Prevalence of depression in infertile men: a systematic review and meta-analysis
ID | Authors | Year publication | countries | Income levels | Sample size | Type of infertility | Prevalence of depression | Age (Y) (mean ± SD) | Mean years of infertility (mean ± SD) | Type of Tools | Quality assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Alosaimi et al. [20] | 2015 | Saudi Arabia | High | 200 | Primary and secondary | 26.20% | NA | 5.4 ± 4.3 | MINI | 3/5 |
2 | Öztekin et al. [21] | 2020 | Turkey | Low and middle | 130 | Primary and secondary | 21.26% | 29.95 ± 4.73 | 2.1 8 ± 16.5 | BDI | 3/5 |
3 | Öztekin et al. [22] | 2015 | Turkey | Low and middle | 48 | Primary and secondary | 20.13% | 35.6 ± 3.7 | 1.8 ± 3.5 | BDI | 3/5 |
4 | Gamel et al. [7] | 2019 | Egypt | Low and middle | 50 | Primary and secondary | 40.12% | 39 ± 13.84 | - | DASS | 3/5 |
5 | Peterson et al. [23] | 2006 | USA | High | 506 | Primary and secondary | 14% | 33.9 ± 5.4 | 3.4 ± 0.0 | BDI | 4/5 |
6 | Noorbala et al. [24] | 2008 | Iran | Low and middle | 319 | Primary and secondary | 23.8% | 36.5 ± 3.6 | 4.6 ± 1.5 | BDI | 4/5 |
7 | Peterson et al. [25] | 2003 | USA | High | 506 | Primary and secondary | 9.0% | 33.8 ± 0.0 | NA | BDI | 4/5 |
8 | Maroufizadeh et al. [26] | 2015 | Iran | Low and middle | 122 | Primary and secondary | 20.0% | 33.9 ± 5.1 | 6.2 ± 4.1 | HADS | 3/5 |
9 | Maroufizadeh et al. [27] | 2018 | Iran | Low and middle | 479 | Primary and secondary | 31.7% | 34.53 ± 5.69 | 5.62 ± 4.03 | HADS | 4/5 |
10 | Beutel et al. [28] | 1999 | Germany | High | 281 | Primary and secondary | 12% | 35.9 ± 0.0 | 1.9 ± 4.3 | D-S | 4/5 |
11 | Faramarzi et al. [29] | 2013 | Iran | Low and middle | 168 | Primary and secondary | 30% | 30.4 ± 5.1 | 4.6 ± 3.5 | BDI | 3/5 |
12 | Liu et al. [30] | 2021 | China | Low and middle | 247 | Primary and secondary | 13.77% | 31.72 ± 4.86 | 3.1 ± 1.9 | ZDS | 4/5 |
13 | Li et al. [31] | 2013 | China | Low and middle | 844 | Primary and secondary | 13.5% | 33.8 ± 5.1 | 2.6 ± 3.1 | CES-D | 4/5 |
14 | Kazemi et al. [32] | 2021 | Iran | Low and middle | 212 | Primary and secondary | 20.1% | 36.7 ± 5.0 | 6.0 ± 4.3 | DASS | 4/5 |
15 | Chiaffarino et al. [33] | 2011 | Italy | High | 872 | Primary and secondary | 6.9% | 38.55 ± 7.59 | NA | ZDS | 4/5 |
16 | Drosdzol and Skrzypulec [34] | 2009 | Poland | High | 188 | Primary and secondary | 15.60% | 32.1 ± 5.60 | NA | BDI | 4/5 |
17 | Fernande et al. [35] | 2023 | Portugal | High | 107 | Primary and secondary | 3.2% | 35.5 ± 5.50 | 9.19 ± 5.01 | HADS | 3/5 |
18 | Kissi et al. [36] | 2013 | Tunisia | Low and middle | 100 | Primary and secondary | 23.5% | 38.74 ± 5.87 | 5.19 ± 4.62 | HADS | 3/5 |
19 | Babore et al. [37] | 2017 | Italy | High | 170 | Primary and secondary | 24.1% | 39.37 ± 5.75 | 3.29 ± 5.71 | ZDS | 4/5 |
20 | Yang et al. [38] | 2017 | China | Low and middle | 711 | Primary and secondary | 20.8% | 37.8 7 ± 6.29 | 2.15 ± 48 | MHI-5 | 4/5 |
21 | Hegyi et al. [39] | 2019 | Hungary | High | 113 | Primary | 23.1% | 33.3 ± 3.5 | 2.5 ± 6.5 | BDI | 3/5 |
22 | Musa et al. [40] | 2014 | Malaysia | Low and middle | 123 | Primary and secondary | 16.80% | NA | NA | DASS | 4/5 |