Table 2.
Occupational Characteristics (number of women) |
Day 3 FSH Levels, IU/L | Total Antral Follicle Counts, n | ||
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Unadjusted | Adjusteda | Unadjusted | Adjusteda | |
Moving or lifting heavy objects | ||||
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Never (n=283) | 7.4 (7.0, 7.7) | 7.4 (7.0, 7.7) | 13.5 (13.1, 14.0) | 13.4 (12.9, 13.8) |
Sometimes/Often (n=190) | 7.8 (7.3, 8.2) | 7.8 (7.4, 8.2) | 13.0 (12.5, 13.5) | 12.7 (12.2, 13.2) |
p-value | 0.17 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.06 |
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Level of physical exertion | ||||
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Light (n=368) | 7.5 (7.2, 7.8) | 7.4 (7.1, 7.7) | 13.2 (12.9, 13.6) | 13.1 (12.7, 13.5) |
Moderate/Heavy (n=105) | 7.7 (7.1, 8.3) | 7.9 (7.3, 8.5) | 13.7 (13.0, 14.4) | 13.1 (12.4, 13.8) |
p-value | 0.46 | 0.14 | 0.25 | 0.99 |
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Typical work shift | ||||
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Day-shift (n=431) | 7.5 (7.2, 7.8) | 7.5 (7.2, 7.8) | 13.3 (13.0, 13.7) | 13.2 (12.8, 13.5) |
Evening/Night/Rotating-shift (n=42) | 7.7 (6.7, 8.6) | 7.8 (6.9, 8.7) | 13.2 (12.1, 14.3) | 12.5 (11.5, 13.6) |
p-value | 0.80 | 0.53 | 0.77 | 0.27 |
Data are presented as predicted marginal means (95% CI) adjusted for age (continuous), BMI (continuous), education (less than college graduate, college graduate and graduate degree) and infertility diagnosis (male, female and unexplained).