Characteristics | Women N = 268 | % | Men N = 268 | % | P value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age in years: | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
<19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.124* |
20-29 | 126 | 47 | 5 | 1.90 | 0.001* |
30-39 | 123 | 45 | 118 | 44 | 0.728 |
40-49 | 15 | 5.6 | 126 | 47 | 0.001* |
>50 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7.10 | 0.001* |
Ethnic Groups | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Kuwaitis | 182 | 67.9 | 178 | 66.4 | 0.783 |
Asians | 42 | 15.7 | 40 | 14.9 | 0.905 |
Other Arabs | 39 | 14.60 | 48 | 17.9 | 0.349* |
Others | 5 | 1.9 | 2 | 0.80 | 0.045* |
Education: | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Primary School | 21 | 7.8 | 24 | 8.9 | 0.755 |
Secondary School | 162 | 60.50 | 176 | 65.7 | 0.245* |
University/College | 85 | 31.7 | 68 | 25.4 | 0.126* |
Smoking: | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Heavy smoker: >20 cigarettes/day | 15 | 5.6 | 52 | 19.4 | 0.001* |
Light smoker <20 cigarettes/day | 6 | 2.20 | 65 | 24.3 | 0.001* |
Duration of Infertility in years: | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
<1 | 2 | 0.80 | 2 | 0.80 | 1.376 |
1-2 | 158 | 59 | 144 | 53.7 | 0.258* |
3-4 | 48 | 17.9 | 52 | 19.4 | .739 |
5-6 | 27 | 10.10 | 33 | 12.3 | 0.493* |
7-8 | 23 | 8.6 | 23 | 8.6 | 1 |
>8 | 10 | 3.7 | 14 | 5.2 | 0.532 |
Secondary | 92 | 32.3 | 64 | 23.9 | 0.010*? |