Table 3.
ART/male infertility by semen source | N (% PTB) | Relative risk crude (CI) | Relative risk adjusted (CI)a |
---|---|---|---|
Non-ART | 4,370,361 (8) | Reference | Reference |
ART/partner | 5857 (9) | 1.2 (1.1, 1.3) | 1.4 (1.3, 1.5) |
ART/donor | 217 (10) | 1.3 (0.9, 1.9) | 1.4 (1.0, 2.1) |
aAdjusted for parity, age, race/ethnicity, education level, state of residence and delivery year
ART assisted reproductive technology, PTB preterm birth, CI confidence interval, singletons of subfertile male with missing semen source data were excluded (n = 1013)