Table 1

Characteristics of women presenting for infertility encounters to general practice, Australia 2011–2021

CategoryCases/womenRate per 1000 (95% CI)OR (95% CI)
Concession status
No concession20 447/1 719 10111.9 (11.7, 12.1)Reference
Concession holder3939/453 0928.7 (8.4, 9.0)0.77 (0.74, 0.79)
Not recorded3285/380 1468.6 (8.3, 8.9)0.72 (0.70, 0.75)
Smoking status
Never smoker14 631/919 30215.9 (15.7, 16.2)Reference
Ex-smoker5429/254 59221.3 (20.8, 21.9)1.35 (1.31, 1.39)
Current smoker5008/735 2056.8 (6.6, 7.0)0.42 (0.41, 0.44)
Not recorded2603/643 2404.0 (3.9, 4.2)0.25 (0.24, 0.26)
Remoteness
Major city19268/1 721 79311.2 (11.0, 11.6)Reference
Inner/outer regional7975/765 33610.4 (10.2, 10.7)0.93 (0.91, 0.96)
Remote or very remote305/38 6517.9 (7.0, 8.8)0.70 (0.63, 0.79)
Not recorded123/26 5594.6 (3.9 to 5.5)0.41 (0.34 to 0.49)
Socioeconomic status
Very low3686/357 52910.3 (10.0, 10.7)1.02 (0.98, 1.06)
Low4778/427 63811.2 (10.9, 11.5)1.11 (1.07, 1.15)
Middle5780/492 23211.7 (11.4, 12.1)1.17 (1.13, 1.21)
High6269/551 64311.4 (11.1, 11.7)1.13 (1.09, 1.17)
Very high7035/696 99310.1 (9.9, 10.3)Reference
Indigenous status
Aboriginal and/or TSI600/61 6809.7 (9.0, 10.5)0.75 (0.69, 0.82)
Non-Indigenous21 717/1 686 25412.9 (12.7, 13.1)Reference
Not recorded5354/804 4056.7 (6.5, 6.8)0.51 (0.50, 0.53)
Asthma
No25 958/2 426 10010.7 (10.6, 10.8)Reference
Yes1713/126 23913.6 (12.9, 14.2)1.27 (1.21, 1.34)
Anxiety
No26 004/2 421 43310.7 (10.6, 10.9)Reference
Yes1667/130 90612.7 (12.1, 13.4)1.19 (1.13, 1.25)
Depression
No25 366/2 367 98510.7 (10.6, 10.8)Reference
Yes2305/184 35412.5 (12.0, 13.0)1.17 (1.12, 1.22)
PCOS
No26 504/2 526 70810.5 (10.4, 10.6)Reference
Yes1167/25 63145.5 (43.0, 48.2)4.50 (4.24, 4.78)
Diabetes
No27 494/2 533 78410.9 (10.7, 11.0)Reference
Type1 diabetes mellitus54/54489.9 (7.5, 12.9)0.91 (0.70, 1.19)
Typte 2 diabetes mellitus123/13 1079.4 (7.8, 11.2)0.86 (0.72, 1.03)
  • PCOS, polycystic ovary syndrome; TSI, Torres Strait Islander.