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Table 1 Characteristics of study participants

From: Effects of low lead exposure on sperm quality and sperm DNA methylation in adult men

 

Groups

All participant [mean (sd)]

RL group [mean (sd)]

RM group [mean (sd)]

RH group [mean (sd)]

Statics

N

297

138

91

68

Age

297

32.71 (6.92)

32.52 (6.98)

32.91 (7.09)

32.82 (6.64)

Alcohol (yes)

271

91.2%

92.8%

91.1%

88.2%

Smoke (cigarettes per day)

297

9.77 (8.85)

9.66 (9.68)

9.3 (8.09)

10.62 (8.08)

Blood Pb (µg/dL)

297

3.15 (2.39)

1.09 (0.79)

3.68 (0.69)

6.60 (1.47)

Blood Cd (µg/dL)

297

5.87 (6.44)

3.9 (4.85)

7.05 (6.76)

8.3 (7.61)

Left testicular volume (mL)

297

22.79 (5.69)

22.2 (5.51)

23.97 (6.16)

22.43 (5.23)

Right testicular volume (mL)

297

22.6 (5.81)

22.17 (5.51)

23.24 (6.64)

22.59 (5.19)

Rapid progressive motility %

297

27.35 (14.97)

27.4 (15.07)

27.91 (15.69)

26.48 (13.94)

Slow progressive motility %

297

14.01 (6.62)

13.43 (6.51)

14.27 (6.58)

14.85 (6.86)

Non-progressive motility %

297

13.38 (8.87)

12.26 (8.14)

13.11 (8.16)

16.02 (10.63)

Sperm concentration (106/mL)

296

54.54 (43.37)

49.61 (39.87)

60.96 (49.5)

55.9 (40.69)

Sperm viability %

183

64.26 (18.91)

64.07 (18.39)

63.95 (20.33)

65.01 (18.75)

FSH (IU/L)

294

5.14 (2.47)

5.17 (2.7)

5.02 (2.51)

5.26 (1.9)

LH (U/L)

294

5.26 (2.52)

5.42 (2.86)

5.13 (2.3)

5.14 (2.02)

T (ng/mL)

294

5.55 (1.92)

5.39 (1.84)

5.49 (1.73)

5.96 (2.26)

BPA (µg/µmolcr)

297

1.71 (9.52)

1.13 (2.84)

0.89 (1.94)

3.99 (19.29)

DEHP (µg/µmolcr)

297

6.09 (30.38)

6.74 (35.79)

7.67 (31.53)

2.66 (10.27)

DBP (µg/µmolcr)

297

2.39 (7.52)

3.02 (9.41)

2.26 (6.55)

1.27 (2.96)

MEHP (µg/µmolcr)

297

3.22 (9.02)

4.02 (11.67)

3.03 (6.16)

1.87 (5.15)

Zn in Semen (mmol/L)

297

2.42 (1.27)

2.31 (1.3)

2.54 (1.28)

2.48 (1.19)

Ca in Semen (mmol/L)

297

9.52 (3.83)

9.27 (3.89)

9.59 (3.73)

9.96 (3.85)

Mg in Semen (mmol/L)

297

4.48 (3.01)

4.18 (2.92)

4.66 (2.91)

4.82 (3.3)

Uzn in Urine (mmol/L)

297

10.34 (7.81)

10.45 (8.31)

10.25 (6.94)

10.25 (7.96)

Uca in Urine (mmol/L)

297

3.06 (2.23)

3.16 (2.36)

2.93 (2.07)

3.02 (2.22)

Umg in Urine (mmol/L)

297

1.98 (0.97)

1.99 (1.02)

1.94 (0.89)

2 (0.96)