Table 3. Characteristics of two cohort studies of subfertility and testicular cancer incidence.
First author | Year (Ref. No) | Country | Excluded Cryptorchidism | Study Population | Follow-up Period | Estimated Standardized Incidence Ratios (95% CI) | Controlled Variables |
Jacobsen R | 2000 (13) | Europe (Danish) | NA* | Exposed group: 32,442 subjects with a semen analysis (No. of cases: 89) | 1963–1995 | 1.60 (1.30–1.90) | Age |
Comparison group: Danish population | |||||||
Raman JD | 2005 (14) | USA | Yes | Exposed group: 3,847 subjects with abnormal semen analysis (No. of cases: 8) | 1990–2000 | 18.30 (18.00–18.80) | Age, race |
Comparison group: American population |
NA, not available.