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Table 2 Comparison of mean scores of depression, anxiety, and stress among infertile men and women

From: Anxiety, depression, and stress: a comparative study between couples with male and female infertility

DASS-21

Gender (Mean ± SD)

t

df

p

Male (40)

Female (40)

Depression

4.62 ± 2.15

5.53 ± 3.01

t = -4.213

1619

< 0.001*

Anxiety

3.28 ± 1.02

4.36 ± 2.38

t = -7.261

2274

< 0.001*

Stress

5.47 ± 2.41

6.83 ± 3.02

t = -9.046

2308

< 0.001*

Total Score

13.40 ± 7.23

16.71 ± 10.55

t = -7.709

2315

< 0.001*

  1. DASS-21: Depression-Anxiety-Stress Scale-21, t: Student-T test, ⁎: p ≤ 0.05
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