Table 1.
General, lifestyle and occupational data for men
| Characteristics |
Non exposed workers (n = 45) |
Pesticide-exposed banana plantation workers (n = 42) |
P |
| Age, mean (SD) | 38.4 (7.6) | 34.8 (6.5) | 0.02 * |
| Body mass index, mean (SD) | 24.6 (3.3) | 24.6 (3.3) | 0.97 * |
| Body mass index, n (%) | |||
| < 25 | 28 (62) | 26 (62) | 0.86† |
| 25 – < 30 | 15 (33) | 13(31) | |
| > 30 | 2 (5) | 3 (7) | |
| Tobacco, n (%) | |||
| Non smoker | 23 (51) | 32 (76) | 0.02† |
| Current or former smoker | 22 (49) | 10 (24) | |
| Alcohol, n (%) | |||
| Non drinker | 10 (22) | 15 (36) | 0.17† |
| Current or former drinker | 35 (78) | 27 (64) | |
| Drugs, n (%) | |||
| Non consumers | 41 (91) | 37 (88) | 0.64† |
| Current or former consumers | 4 (9) | 5 (12) | |
| Heat exposure, n (%) | |||
| No | 43 (96) | 38 (90) | 0.35† |
| Yes | 2 (4) | 4 (10) | |
| Solvent exposure, n (%) | |||
| No | 28 (62) | 36 (86) | 0.01† |
| Yes | 17 (38) | 6 (14) | |
| Diesel exhaust exposure, n (%) | |||
| No | 38 (84) | 36 (86) | 0.87† |
| Yes | 7 (16) | 6 (14) | |
| Season of semen analysis, n (%) | |||
| Spring or summer | 28 (62) | 20 (48) | 0.17† |
| Autumn or winter | 17 (38) | 22 (52) | |
| Dry season | 23 (51) | 30 (71) | 0.05† |
| Wet season | 22 (49) | 12 (29) | |
| Abstinence before semen analysis (days), mean (SD) mean (SD) | 4.1 (1.3) | 3.9 (1.0) | 0.80 * |
*: unpaired t-test; †: χ2 test