| |
Low resource clinic (n = 50)
|
High resource clinic (n = 37)
|
P-value
|
|---|
|
Characteristics of Participants
|
|
Age (years)a
|
32.9 ± 4.1
|
36.4 ± 6.3
|
0.005c
|
|
Parityb
|
Nulliparity
|
18 (36)
|
31 (83.7)
|
<0.001d
|
| |
Multiparity
|
32 (64)
|
6 (16.2)
|
<0.001d
|
|
Duration of infertility (years)a
|
3.4 ± 2.8
|
2.3 ± 1.5
|
0.045c
|
|
Previous infertility treatmentsb
|
0 (0%)
|
2 (5.4%)
|
0.1
|
|
Duration of time lived in US (years)
|
15 ± 1.89
|
29.4 ± 1.7
|
<0.001c
|
|
Socioeconomic Data
|
|
Household incomeb
|
|
<$25,000/year
|
29 (58%)
|
1 (2.7%)
|
<0.001b
|
|
$25,000–$49,999/year
|
14 (28%)
|
0 (0%)
|
<0.001b
|
|
$50,000–99,000/year
|
1 (2%)
|
5 (13.5%)
|
0.44
|
|
$100,000–$199,999/year
|
0 (0%)
|
17 (45.9%)
|
<0.001b
|
|
≥$200,000/year
|
0 (0%)
|
12 (32.4%)
|
<0.001b
|
|
Declined to state
|
6 (12%)
|
2 (5.4%)
| |
|
Educationb
|
|
Elementary school
|
6 (12%)
|
1 (2.7%)
|
0.14
|
|
High School/GED
|
14 (28%)
|
0 (0%)
|
<0.001d
|
|
Some College
|
15 (30%)
|
4 (10.8%)
|
0.03
|
|
College
|
8 (16%)
|
15 (40.5%)
|
0.03
|
|
Graduate School
|
2 (4%)
|
15 (40.5%)
|
<0.001d
|
|
Declined to state
|
5 (10%)
|
2 (5.4%)
| |
|
Languageb
|
|
English proficiency
|
15 (30%)
|
35 (94.6%)
|
<0.001d
|
|
Immigrantb,e
|
50 (100%)
|
4 (10.8%)
|
<0.001d
|
|
Ethnicityb
|
|
White
|
3 (6%)
|
16 (43.2%)
|
<0.001d
|
|
Black
|
6 (12%)
|
3 (8.1%)
|
0.68
|
|
Latino
|
26 (52%)
|
1 (2.7%)
|
<0.001d
|
|
Asian
|
7 (14%)
|
8 (21.6%)
|
0.54
|
|
Mixed
|
4 (8%)
|
4 (10.8%)
|
0.53
|
|
Other
|
4 (8%)
|
4 (10.8%)
|
0.43
|
-
aData are reported as mean years ± std. deviation for age and duration of infertility
-
bData are reported as number of patients (%) for nulliparity, multiparity, income, education level, language, and race/ethnicity
-
cT-test, two-tailed significance defined as p < 0.05
-
dFisher’s Exact or χ
2, significance defined as p < 0.05
-
eImmigrants reported moving to the United States after 18-years old
