Hum. Reprod. 2014; 29: 429–440
The authors and editors would like to apologise for mistakes in the annotation of Table III of the above paper. We would like to assure readers that this does not affect the contents of the article.
Table III.
Multivariate adjusteda associations of fatty acid and cholesterol intakes with semen parameters (n = 209).
| Median for each quartile | Volume |
Motile Sperm |
Morphologically Normal Sperm |
Sperm Concentration |
Total Sperm Count |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (ml) | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | (106/ml) | 95% CI | (106) | 95% CI | |
| Total fat | ||||||||||
| Q1 (31.44% of calories) | 3.0 | 2.5–3.6 | 54.2 | 51.1–57.4 | 8.7 | 7.2–10.6 | 44.5 | 33.1–59.9 | 122.9 | 93.4–161.6 |
| Q2 (36.33% of calories) | 2.5 | 2.1–2.9 | 56.7 | 53.8–59.6 | 8.4 | 7.0–10.1 | 40.9 | 31.1–53.8 | 105.0 | 81.8–134.7 |
| Q3 (39.97% of calories) | 2.5 | 2.1–3.0 | 58.6 | 55.6–61.6b | 9.5 | 7.9–11.4 | 33.2 | 25.1–43.9 | 94.1 | 72.7–121.6 |
| Q4 (45.45% of calories) | 3.3 | 2.8–4.0 | 58.8 | 55.6–62.1 | 8.5 | 7.0–10.3 | 31.8 | 23.4–43.1 | 121.9 | 91.9–161.4 |
| Ptrend | 0.7 | 0.06 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 | |||||
| Saturated | ||||||||||
| Q1 (9. 44% of calories) | 3.1 | 2.6–3.7 | 55.7 | 52.5–58.5 | 8.9 | 7.3–10.7 | 45.0 | 33.4–60.5 | 129.7 | 98.4–170.9 |
| Q2 (11.31% of calories) | 2.9 | 2.4–3.4 | 55.5 | 52.6–58.5 | 7.9 | 6.6–9.4 | 30.9 | 23.5–40.5b | 104.8 | 81.4–135.0 |
| Q3 (12.63% of calories) | 2.2 | 1.9–2.6b | 56.7 | 53.8–59.6 | 9.7 | 8.1–11.6 | 40.5 | 39.9–53.1 | 93.1 | 72.7–119.3 |
| Q4 (15.53% of calories) | 3.2 | 2.6–3.9 | 60.6 | 53.8–63.9 | 8.8 | 7.1–10.8 | 35.6 | 25.9–48.9 | 120.4 | 90.0–161.1 |
| Ptrend | 0.9 | 0.06 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | |||||
| Monounsaturated | ||||||||||
| Q1 (13.86% of calories) | 3.0 | 2.4–3.7 | 56.3 | 52.8–59.9 | 8.6 | 6.9–10.8 | 35.8 | 25.6–50.0 | 111.9 | 82.3–152.2 |
| Q2 (15.74% of calories) | 2.8 | 2.3–3.3 | 56.3 | 53.3–59.2 | 8.5 | 7.1–10.2 | 37.8 | 28.6–50.0 | 107.2 | 83.0–138.5 |
| Q3 (17.65% of calories) | 2.5 | 2.1–3.0 | 59.0 | 55.9–62.2 | 9.1 | 7.5–11.0 | 41.8 | 31.2–56.0 | 97.1 | 74.2–127.1 |
| Q4 (20.43% of calories) | 3.0 | 2.5–3.7 | 56.4 | 52.9–59.8 | 8.8 | 7.2–10.9 | 34.6 | 25.1–47.7 | 128.3 | 95.1–173.0 |
| Ptrend | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | |||||
| Polyunsaturated | ||||||||||
| Q1 (4.84% of calories) | 3.2 | 2.6–3.9 | 56.4 | 53.0–59.9 | 8.8 | 7.2–10.9 | 43.7 | 31.8–60.2 | 148.0 | 110.6–198.0 |
| Q2 (5.64% of calories) | 2.7 | 2.2–3.2 | 56.0 | 53.1–58.9 | 9.3 | 7.8–11.1 | 34.0 | 25.9–44.7 | 93.2 | 73.0–119.2b |
| Q3 (6.31% of calories) | 2.6 | 2.1–3.0 | 58.5 | 55.3–61.6 | 9.1 | 7.5–10.9 | 39.7 | 29.8–52.8 | 114.0 | 87.9–147.8 |
| Q4 (7.62% of calories) | 2.8 | 2.3–3.4 | 57.1 | 53.7–60.6 | 7.8 | 6.4–9.6 | 33.1 | 24.0–45.6 | 93.4 | 69.8–125.1b |
| Ptrend | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | |||||
| Omega-3 | ||||||||||
| Q1 (0.51% of calories) | 2.7 | 2.2–3.3 | 59.3 | 56.2–62.5 | 9.1 | 7.5–11.0 | 42.1 | 31.4–56.3 | 118.4 | 90.6–154.8 |
| Q2 (0.62% of calories) | 2.6 | 2.1–3.1 | 55.4 | 52.4–58.5b | 8.4 | 7.0–10.1 | 33.6 | 25.5–44.3 | 110.2 | 85.0–142.7 |
| Q3 (0.74% of calories) | 2.9 | 2.4–3.5 | 54.7 | 51.7–57.7 | 7.1 | 5.9–8.5 | 28.0 | 21.1–37.0 | 80.5 | 62.0–104.5 |
| Q4 (0.91% of calories) | 3.0 | 2.5–3.7 | 58.4 | 55.1–61.8 | 10.9 | 8.9–13.2 | 49.6 | 36.6–67.3 | 139.6 | 105.4–184.8 |
| Ptrend | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | |||||
| Omega-6 | ||||||||||
| Q1 (4.08% of calories) | 3.2 | 2.5–3.9 | 54.8 | 51.2–58.3 | 8.7 | 7.0–10.8 | 37.0 | 26.4–52.0 | 119.2 | 87.0–163.4 |
| Q2 (4.87% of calories) | 2.7 | 2.3–3.2 | 57.4 | 54.5–60.3 | 9.9 | 8.3–11.8 | 36.9 | 28.0–48.7 | 106.1 | 82.5–136.5 |
| Q3 (5.42% of calories) | 2.6 | 2.2–3.2 | 58.5 | 55.4–61.7 | 9.3 | 7.7–11.2 | 40.1 | 81.3–53.7 | 116.8 | 89.2–152.8 |
| Q4 (6.73% of calories) | 2.7 | 2.2–3.3 | 57.3 | 53.9–60.7 | 7.3 | 5.9–8.9 | 35.8 | 29.9–49.4 | 99.7 | 74.1–134.0 |
| Ptrend | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 | |||||
| Trans | ||||||||||
| Q1 (0.37% of calories) | 3.0 | 2.5–3.6 | 58.3 | 55.1–61.6 | 8.2 | 6.7–9.9 | 45.7 | 33.8–61.8 | 144.3 | 109.5–190.0 |
| Q2 (0.54% of calories) | 3.0 | 2.5–2.6 | 56.5 | 53.4–59.6 | 9.2 | 7.6–11.0 | 33.3 | 25.0–44.4 | 113.5 | 87.1–148.1 |
| Q3 (0.74% of calories) | 2.6 | 2.2–3.1 | 56.9 | 53.9–60.0 | 9.5 | 7.9–11.3 | 35.8 | 27.2–47.1 | 100.5 | 77.9–129.8 |
| Q4 (1.03% of calories) | 2.6 | 2.2–3.2 | 56.2 | 53.0–59.4 | 8.3 | 6.9–10.1 | 35.8 | 26.8–47.9 | 89.5 | 68.5–117.0b |
| Ptrend | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.03 | |||||
| Cholesterol | ||||||||||
| Q1 (0.26 g/day) | 3.6 | 2.9–4.4 | 59.8 | 56.3–63.3 | 7.6 | 6.1–9.5 | 32.7 | 23.4–45.7 | 122.1 | 89.4–166.8 |
| Q2 (0.34 g/day) | 2.6 | 2.2–3.0b | 53.8 | 50.9–56.7b | 8.5 | 7.1–10.2 | 41.3 | 31.3–54.4 | 117.2 | 90.8–151.3 |
| Q3 (0.40 g/day) | 2.8 | 2.3–3.3 | 57.9 | 55.0–60.9 | 9.6 | 8.0–11.5 | 36.0 | 27.1–47.9 | 103.1 | 79.4–133.9 |
| Q4 (0.51 g/day) | 2.4 | 1.9–2.9b | 56.4 | 52.9–59.8 | 9.5 | 7.7–11.7 | 40.4 | 29.2–55.9 | 99.4 | 73.9–133.5 |
| Ptrend | 0.04 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | |||||
aAdjusted for BMI (kg/m2), smoking (current smoker versus not current smoker), ejaculation abstinence time (hours), alcohol intake (g/day), caffeine intake (mg/day), total caloric intake (kcal/day), fiber intake (%calories), protein intake (%calories), intakes of the remaining fatty acids (% calories), vitamin C (mg/day), β-cryptoxantine (mcg/day), lycopene (mcg/day), and β-carotene. Models for sperm motility are further adjusted for time to start semen analysis (minutes).
bSignificantly different to mean in the lowest quartile of intake at P < 0.05.
The revised Table III is reproduced here.