Unexplained infertility (n=30)
Infertility due to a known cause (n=25)
Control group (n=28)
p values
Age (mean ± SD) 30.1 ± 4.5 (a) 28.7 ± 3.6 (a) 34.1± 4.6 (b) < 0.001*
Duration of marriage [n(%)]
   2 years 10 (33.3) 10 (40.0) 3 (10.7) 0.002*
   3 years 3 (10.0) 8 (32.0) 1 (3.6)
   4 years 3 (10.0) 1 (4.0) 2 (7.1)
   5 years and more 14 (46.7) (a) 6 (24.0) (a) 22 (78.6) (b)
Educational level [n(%)]
   High school 14 (46.7) 16 (64.0) 11 (39.3) 0.374
   University 16 (53.3) 9 (36.0) 17 (60.7)
Employment status [n(%)]
   Not working 17 (56.7) 15 (60.0) 9 (32.1) 0.078
   Working 13 (43.3) 10 (40.0) 19 (67.9)
Social security [n(%)]
   No 0 (0.0) 1 (4.0) 1 (3.6) 0.557
   Yes 30 (100.0) 24 (96.0) 27 (96.4)
Income (monthly) (TL) [median (IQR)] 3100 (a) (2500-4000) 3450 (a) (3000-6250) 5000 (b) (4375- 7500)
0.003*
Living with family [n(%)]
   Husband 18 (60.0)(a) 23 (92.0)(b) 26 (92.9)(b) 0.002*
   Large family 12 (40.0) (a) 2 (8.0) (b) 2 (7.1) (b)
Previous treatment history [n(%)]
   No 16 (53.3) 19 (76.0) 28 (100.0) < 0.001*
   Yes 14 (46.7) 6 (24.0) 0 (0.0)
Spousal support [n(%)]
   No/ partly yes 5 (16.7) 3 (12.0) 0 0.715
  Yes 25 (83.3) 22 (88.0) 0
Family support [n(%)]
   No/partly yes 9 (30.0) 8 (32.0) 0 0.873
   Yes 21 (70.0) 17 (68.0) 0
Chronical disease [n(%)]
   No 27 (90.0) 22 (88.0) 26 (92.9) 0.833
   Yes 3 (10.0) 3 (12.0) 2 (7.1)
Abbreviations: SD: Standart Deviation IQR: Inter Quarter Range a-b: There is not any statistically significant difference between the groups with the same letter. *p<0.05 was accepted to be statistically significant. α Control groupwas not involved in statistical analysis for previous treatment history. Abbreviations: SD: Standart Deviation IQR: Inter Quarter Range a-b: There is not any statistically significant difference between the groups with the same letter. *p<0.05 was accepted to be statistically significant. α Control groupwas not involved in statistical analysis for previous treatment history. Abbreviations: SD: Standart Deviation IQR: Inter Quarter Range a-b: There is not any statistically significant difference between the groups with the same letter. *p<0.05 was accepted to be statistically significant. α Control groupwas not involved in statistical analysis for previous treatment history. Abbreviations: SD: Standart Deviation IQR: Inter Quarter Range a-b: There is not any statistically significant difference between the groups with the same letter. *p<0.05 was accepted to be statistically significant. α Control groupwas not involved in statistical analysis for previous treatment history. Abbreviations: SD: Standart Deviation IQR: Inter Quarter Range a-b: There is not any statistically significant difference between the groups with the same letter. *p<0.05 was accepted to be statistically significant. α Control groupwas not involved in statistical analysis for previous treatment history.