Table 7 Geometric mean values and the 95% confidence interval for semen characteristics by region.
Warsaw | Kharkiv | Greenland | Swedena | P overall, crude/ adjustedb | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sperm concentration, mill/ml | 51 (44;58) | 55 (49;61) | 57 (50;64) | 45 (39;52) | 0.04/0.08 |
Urogenital infections | 23 (14; 40) | 50 (30;82) | 53 (47; 60) | 44 (33;58) | 0.22/0.02 |
No urogenital infection | 54 (47;62) | 56 (50;64) | 62 (46; 83) | 47 (40;54) | 0.07/0.19 |
Sperm countc, millions | 164 (142;188) | 179 (155;206) | 180 (156;207) | 146 (123;173) | 0.08/0.22 |
Motile spermatozoad, % | 60 (57; 63) | 54 (52; 57) | 55 (52; 58) | 56 (53; 60) | 0.02/0.02 |
Normal morphology, % | 6.7 (6.2;7.3) | 7.1 (6.5;7.6) | 7.1 (6.5;7.6) | 7.9 (7.2;8.7) | 0.07/0.07 |