Anxiety and depression symptoms in infertile men during their first infertility evaluation visit

Figures & data

Table 1. Correlations between the BDI, VAS, and STAI scores and the duration of infertility among men seeking an infertility evaluation for the first time (total = 113).

	Univariate linear regression			Multivariable linear regression
	p value	B	ß^2	p value	B	r^2
BDI score	0.042	0.207	0.038	0.024	0.241	0.047
STAI score	0.120	0.005	0.024	0.142	0.005	0.022
VAS score	0.044	0.23	0.023	0.261	0.178	0.013

VAS on self-reported psychological distress during the present andrological examination; only tests that were completed entirely were included in the analysis.B: regression coefficient; r: semi-partial correlation; ß: standardized coefficient.

Table 2. Incidence of patients with depressive symptoms, clinically relevant level of anxiety, and average VAS results according to childlessness duration subgroups (0–12; 13–24; >24 months).

	BDI score (n = 110)		STAI score (n = 102)		VAS score (n = 102)
Duration of childlessness (months)	Patients without depressive symptoms (BDI < 10)	Patients with depressive symptoms (BDI: ≧ 10)*	Number of patients without anxiety (STAI < 50)	Number of patients with clinically relevant level of anxiety (STAI ≥ 50)**	Average resultof VAS***
0–12	58	0 (0%)	52	2 (3.7%)	2.13
13–24	37	2 (5.1%)	34	2 (5.5%)	2.92
>24	10	3 (23.1%)	11	1 (8.3%)	3.10
Total	105	5 (4.5%)	97	5 (4.9%)	2.52
p value	.006		.353		.740

VAS on self-reported psychological distress during the andrological examination.

The distributions of the BDI and STAI score categories were compared with the duration of childlessness categories using the chi-square trend test. The comparisons of the distributions of the VAS scores in the duration of childlessness categories were assessed with the ANOVA test.