Table 4 Associations between semen characteristics and pesticide exposure in men
Semen Characteristics | Non exposed workers (n = 45) | Pesticide-exposed banana plantation workers (< 14 years) (n = 21) | Pesticide-exposed banana plantation workers (> 14 years) (n = 21) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OR | OR (95%CI) * | P | OR (95%CI) * | P | |
Semen volume (< 2 mL) | 1.0 | 1.0 (0.2, 6.0) | 0.99 | 1.4 (0.2, 11.3) | 0.77 |
Sperm concentration (< 20 millions/mL) | 1.0 | 0.9 (0.2, 5.4) | 0.92 | 2.0 (0.4, 10.1) | 0.40 |
Total sperm count (< 40. millions) | 1.0 | 1.7 (0.2, 12.1) | 0.58 | 3.2 (0.5, 22.0) | 0.24 |
"a" progressive sperm motility (< 25%) | 1.0 | 1.6 (0.2, 17.4) | 0.68 | 0.6 (0.1, 5.6) | 0.59 |
"a" + "b" progressive sperm motility (< 50%) | 1.0 | 0.7 (0.2, 2.3) | 0.60 | 1.0 (0.3, 3.6) | 0.99 |
Sperm morphology (< 13%) | 1.0 | 0.9 (0.3, 2.8) | 0.86 | 2.0 (0.6, 6.9) | 0.28 |