Table 2.
Summary statistics for plasma hormone levels and metal concentrations in seminal and blood plasma (n = 61 samples each) and whole blood (n = 59 samples).
| Geometric Mean | Selected Percentiles | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25th | 50th | 75th | 95th | ||
| Variables | |||||
| FSH (IU/L) | 6.1 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 |
| LH (IU/L) | 3.9 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 6.1 |
| Testosterone (ng/mL) | 5.1 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 6.2 | 8.4 |
| Lead (μg/L) | |||||
| Seminal plasma | 29.0 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 32.0 | 36.0 |
| Blood plasma | 29.0 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 31.0 | 33.0 |
| Whole blood | 95.0 | 75.0 | 101 | 119 | 133 |
| Cadmium (μg/L) | |||||
| Seminal plasma | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| Blood plasma | 0.8 | 0.75 | 0.8 | 0.84 | 0.9 |
| Whole blood | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
| Mercury (μg/L) | |||||
| Seminal plasma | 11.3 | 9.2 | 11.3 | 14.9 | 18.0 |
| Blood plasma | 5.7 | 4.2 | 5.8 | 7.2 | 10.6 |
| Whole blood | 18.8 | 14.7 | 19.6 | 24.6 | 33.1 |