Table 2 Sensitivity analyses on state anxiety data

Pregnancy scan only (k = 9)

− 0.104 [− 0.199, − 0.008], z = 2.122, p = 0.034

< 0.001%, p = 0.647

First ART (k = 9)

− 0.086 [− 0.186, 0.013], z = 1.699, p = 0.089

< 0.001%, p = 0.775

Single cycle (k = 10)

− 0.061 [− 0.154, 0.032], z = 1.277, p = 0.202

< 0.001%, p = 0.488

IVF only (k = 8)

− 0.132 [− 0.318, 0.054], z = 1.393, p = 0.164

18.128%, p = 0.287

IVF and ICSI mixed (k = 5)

− 0.079 [− 0.187, 0.029], z = 1.439, p = 0.150

< 0.001%, p = 0.600

High quality (k = 6)

− 0.096 [− 0.207, 0.015], z = 1.693, p = 0.091

< 0.001%, p = 0.674)

Recent only (k = 6)

− 0.061 [− 0.170, 0.048], z = 1.097, p = 0.273

< 0.001%, p = 0.747