Table 1.
Correlation between general population characteristics and Sexual Abstinence Period.
| Characteristic | Regression analysis | Sexual Abstinence Period Groups | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| r*/OR** | 95% Confidence Interval | p | Total n:2458 | <2 days n:244 (10%) | 2-5 days n:1932 (78.6%) | >5 days n:282 (11.4%) | p | |
| Age (years) | r: 0.04 | -0.002 to 0.08 | 0.06 | 37.7±6.5 | 37.6±6.3 | 37.6±6.4 | 38.3±7.1 | 0.21 |
| BMI | r:0.01 | -0.03 to 0.06 | 0.53 | 28.6±4.4 | 28.8±4.3 | 28.6±4.4 | 28.4±4.4 | 0.77 |
| Fathered at least one child | OR: 1.00 | 0.98 to 1.02 | 0.61 | 31.7% (779/2458) | 32.4% (79/244) | 32.2% (622/1932) | 27.7% (78/282) | 0.30 |
| Time of infertility (years) | r: 0.03 | -0.01 to 0.07 | 0.13 | 4.0±3.3 | 3.8±2.2 | 4.0±2.1 | 4.2±3.2 | 0.21 |
| Tobacco use (%) | OR: 0.98 | 0.93 to 1.03 | 0.44 | 11.4% (281/2458) | 10.2% (25/244) | 11.7% (226/1932) | 10.6% (30/282) | 0.77 |
| Regular alcohol use (%) | OR: 0.99 | 0.97 to 1.01 | 0.57 | 66.1% (1624/2458) | 64.3% (157/244) | 66.6% (1287/1932) | 63.8% (180/282) | 0.53 |
| Varicocele (%) | OR: 1.01 | 0.99 to 1.03 | 0.17 | 15.9% (391/2458) | 14.9% (36/244) | 16.3% (315/1932) | 14.2% (40/282) | 0.60 |
| Vitamin supplement use (%) | OR: 0.98 | 0.95 to 1.03 | 0.56 | 16.2% (397/2458) | 17.2% (42/244) | 16.2% (313/1932) | 14.9% (42/282) | 0.77 |
*
Spearman's correlation.
**
Logistic regression.
r: Spearman's rank correlation coefficient.
OD: odds ratio.
Values within rows with the same superscript letter were significantly different.