Table 2.

Medical, andrological and reproductive characteristics in men

Characteristics	Non exposed workers (n = 45)	Pesticide-exposed banana plantation workers (n = 42)	P
Tanner, n (%)
3	2 (5)	1 (2)	0.75†
4	15 (33)	12 (29)
5	28 (62)	29 (69)
Testicular volume (ml), mean (SD)
Right testis	20.3 (8.3)	20.3 (8.7)	0.99*
Left testis	18.1 (7.7)	18.8 (6.4)	0.65*
Both testes	38.4 (15.3)	39.1 (12.6)	0.82*
Testicular temperature (°C), mean (SD)
Right testis	35.2 (0.7)	35.1 (0.7)	0.53*
Left testis	35.3 (0.7)	35.2 (0.6)	0.78*
Central temperature (°C), mean (SD)	36.9 (0.4)	36.9 (0.3)	0.76*
Past genital infection, n (%)
No	40 (89)	28 (67)	0.01†
Yes	5 (11)	14 (33)
Inguinal hernia (treated), n (%)
No	43 (96)	39 (93)	0.59†
Yes	2 (4)	3 (7)
Has conceived at least one child, n (%)
No	16 (36)	7 (17)	0.06†
Yes	29 (64)	35 (83)
Time to pregnancy (last conception), n (%)
≤ 12 months	26 (96)	28 (90)	0.37†
> 12 months	1 (4)	3 (10)

*: unpaired t-test; †: χ² test