Table 5.
Multivariate analysis for male reproductive hormones and metal concentrations in seminal and blood plasma and whole blood1.
| FSH | LH | T | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | 95% CI | β | 95% CI | β | 95% CI | |
| Lead S.P. | .05 | (-.24, .39) | .14 | (-.13, .41) | .11 | (-.10, .31) |
| Lead B.P. | -.20 | (-.64, .25) | -.07 | (-.49, .31) | -.12 | (-.40, .14) |
| Lead W.B. | .04 | (-.03, .04) | .05 | (-.05, .07) | .01 | (-.05, .02) |
| Cadmium S.P. | -.02 | (-.03, .03) | 3.7 | (-3.1, 10.3) | 4.3 | (-.55, 10.1) |
| Cadmium B.P. | -1.9 | (-9.3, 5.9) | -4.3 | (-18.3, 8.9) | -9.2 | (-22.7, 2.1) |
| Cadmium W.B. | -12.0 | (-25.0, 3.9) | 4.4 | (-.41, 9.5) | -.22 | (-3.3, 3.5) |
| Mercury S.P. | .06 | (-.02, .05) | .01 | (-.01, .06) | .03 | (-.01, .04) |
| Mercury B.P. | -.07 | (-.08, .02) | -.03 | (-.08, .02) | -.02 | (-.05, .02) |
| Mercury W.B. | .02 | (-.07, .01) | .02 | (-.01, .02) | .003 | (-.01, .02) |
1Controlling for age, BMI and number of cigarettes per day
S.P.: Seminal plasma
B.P.: Blood plasma
W.B.: Whole blood
β= regression coefficient
CI = confidence interval
Heavy metal concentrations were ln-transformed