Table 2.
Variable | Semen Improvement | Crude OR (95% CI) |
Adjusted OR (95% CI) |
|
---|---|---|---|---|
No N = 23 (%) |
Yes N = 40 (%) |
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TCM | ||||
No | 10 (43.5) | 3 (7.50) | ref | ref |
Yes | 13 (56.5) | 37 (92.5) | 9.49 (2.26–39.9) | 10.7 (2.28–50.4) |
Age group, years | ||||
<40 | 14 (60.9) | 32 (80.0) | ref | ref |
≥40 | 9 (39.1) | 8 (20.0) | 0.39 (0.12–1.22) | 0.37 (0.10–1.40) |
Duration of infertility, yeas | ||||
<3 | 9 (39.1) | 16 (40.0) | ref | ref |
≥3 | 14 (60.9) | 24 (60.0) | 0.96 (0.34–2.75) | 1.04 (0.27–4.02) |
BMI | ||||
<24 | 7 (30.4) | 14 (35.0) | ref | ref |
≥24 | 16 (69.6) | 26 (65.0) | 0.81 (0.27–2.44) | 0.84 (0.22–3.16) |
Smokers (ref: non-smokers) | 5 (21.7) | 4 (10.0) | 0.40 (0.10–1.67) | 0.27 (0.04–1.72) |
Alcohol use (ref: nonusers) | 1 (4.35) | 2 (5.00) | 1.16 (0.10–13.5) | 1.44 (0.09–22.1) |
Infertility type | ||||
Primary | 22 (95.7) | 39 (97.5) | ref | ref |
Secondary | 1 (4.35) | 1 (2.50) | 0.56 (0.03–9.47) | 0.21 (0.01–4.30) |
Semen non-improvement: Post-intervention meets one of the following: 1. Concentration: <15 million/mL; 2. Total motility: <40%; 3. Morphology: <4%.