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. 2016 Nov 28;11(11):e0166728. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0166728

Table 5. Multivariable logistic regression models predicting pathologic sperm parameters according to WHO 2010 criteria and presence of comorbidities in the whole cohort of patients (n = 827).

Oligospermiaa Low motilityb Pathologic morphologyc Comorbidityd
OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI)
p p p p
Age (years) 0.99 (0.95–1.03) 1.01 (0.97–1.05) 0.98 (0.95–1.02) 1.03 (0.97–1.03)
0.68 0.61 0.55 0.15
LBW 0.44 (0.17–1.12) 3.17 (1.14–8.87) 2.06 (0.92–4.62) 3.71 (1.73–7.94)
0.08 0.02 0.04 0.001
+Varicocele 1.13 (0.71–1.82) 1.66 (1.01–2.70) 1.03 (0.61–1.64) 0.70 (0.45–1.35)
0.59 0.04 0.86 0.22
CCI≥1 1.54 (0.61–3.90) 0.70 (0.28–1.70) 1.28 (0.54–3.01) --
0.35 0.43 0.56 --
FSH 1.25 (1.17–1.34) 1.03 (0.97–1.06) 1.04 (1.05–1.09) 1.01 (0.91–1.12)
<0.001 0.30 0.02 0.13
BMI 1.05 (0.98–1.13) 1.04 (0.97–1.12) 0.98 (0.95–1.05) 0.95 (0.82–1.01)
0.16 0.22 0.66 0.33
Alcohol yes vs no 1.38 (0.65–2.93) 1.49 (0.72–3.10) 1.14 (0.57–2.29) 0.55 (0.21–1.22)
0.40 0.27 0.70 0.14
Smoke yes vs no 1.26 (0.76–2.07) 0.86 (0.51–1.45) 1.21 (0.76–1.93) 0.75 (0.42–1.53)
0.36 0.59 0.41 0.42

LBW = low birth weight; CCI = Charlson Comorbidity Index; BMI = body mass index;

a. Sperm concentration <15x106/mL

b. Progressive motility <32%

c. Normal morphology <4%

d. Charlson Comorbidity Index ≥1