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Table 1 Demographics of 208 IVF patients

From: Lifestyle and in vitro fertilization: what do patients believe?

Characteristic

Women

Men

N (%)

138 (66.3 %)

70 (33.7 %)

Age

  < = 34

48 (34.8 %)

20 (28.6 %)

 35–37

37 (26.8 %)

14 (20.0 %)

 38–40

31 (22.5 %)

16 (22.9 %)

 41–42

16 (11.6 %)

7 (10.0 %)

 43+

6 (4.3 %)

13 (18.6 %)

Education

 High school or 2-year college

17 (22.3 %)

9 (12.8 %)

 4-year college

40 (29.0 %)

21 (30.0 %)

 Master’s degree

44 (31.9 %)

26 (37.1 %)

 MD/PhD/JD

37 (26.8 %)

14 (20.0 %)

Annual household income

  < $100,000

25 (18.3 %)

17 (24.3 %)

 $100,001–$150,000

43 (31.4 %)

20 (28.6 %)

 150,001–$200,000

27 (19.7 %)

13 (18.6 %)

  > $200,001

42 (30.6 %)

20 (28.5 %)

Race/Ethnicity (all that apply)

 Asian, Pacific Islander or other Asian

15 (11.1 %)

9 (12.8 %)

 Caucasian

107 (78.7 %)

48 (68.6 %)

 Other

13 (12.5 %)

13 (18.6 %)

Number of months trying to get pregnant

  < 6 months

2 (1.5 %)

8 (11.4 %)

 6–12

20 (14.6 %)

9 (12.9 %)

 13–24

46 (33.6 %)

28 (40.0 %)

  > 24 months

69 (50.4 %)

25 (35.7 %)

Primary infertility diagnosis (all that apply)

 Ovulation

14 (10.1 %)

6 (8.6 %)

 Blocked tubes

23 (16.7 %)

4 (5.7 %)

 Uterine factor

2 (1.4 %)

0 (0 %)

 Endometriosis

10 (7.2 %)

5 (7.1 %)

 Male factor

29 (21.0 %)

13 (18.6 %)

 DOR

35 (25.4 %)

15 (21.4 %)

 Unexplained

51 (37.0 %)

24 (34.3 %)

 Don’t know

4 (2.9 %)

5 (7.1 %)

 Other Etiology

10 (7.2 %)

10 (14.3 %)