Table 3.
Multivariate Linear Regression Analyses for ageing males’ symptoms (AMS) scale associated with vasectomy.
| Regression coefficient (95% CI) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | |
| Somatic score | 0.37 (−0.08, 0.82) | 0.36 (−0.09, 0.81) | 0.35 (−0.11, 0.79) | 0.35 (−0.65, 0.08) |
| Psychological score | 0.33 (0.04, 0.61) | 0.32 (0.03, 0.61) | 0.32 (0.02, 0.61) | 0.31 (0.03, 0.61) |
| Sexual score | 0.12 (0.30, 0.53) | 0.06 (−0.35, 0.47) | 0.02 (−0.40, 0.44) | 0.02 (−0.58, 0.10) |
| Total AMS score | 0.81 (−0.15, 1.78) | 0.74 (−0.23, 1.71) | 0.70 (−0.30, 1.64) | 0.69 (−1.29, 0.29) |
| IPSS | 0.24 (−0.71, 1.18) | 0.21 (−0.74, 1.16) | 0.31 (−0.68, 1.22) | −0.53 (−1.11, 0.41) |
| Beck score | 0.516 (0.036, 0.997) | 0.48 (−0.001, 0.96) | 0.461 (−0.023, 0.946) | 0.481 (−0.003, 0.965) |
| SF-36 score | −19.69 (−32.79, −6.59) | −18.90 (−32.05, −5.77) | −18.81 (−31.55, −5.10) | −18.8 (−32.00, −5.60) |
| Physical functioning | −1.50 (−3.69, 0.68) | −1.41 (−3.60, 0.79) | −1.69 (−3.82, 0.60) | −1.71 (−3.92, 0.50) |
| Role physical | −5.72 (−10.00, 1.44) | −5.14 (−9.44, −0.85) | −5.27 (−9.54, 0.88) | −5.24 (−9.57, 0.91) |
| Bodily pain | −1.94 (−3.75, −0.13) | −1.76 (−3.58, 0.05) | −1.57 (−3.32, 0.32) | −1.53 (−3.35, 0.30) |
| General health | −1.15 (−3.28, 0.99) | −1.11 (−3.25, 1.03) | −1.38 (−3.42, 0.88) | −1.40 (−3.55, 0.75) |
| Vitality | −0.81 (−2.43, 0.82) | −0.88 (−2.51, 0.74) | −0.60 (−2.18, 1.09) | −0.55 (−2.18, 1.09) |
| Social functioning | −0.53 (−1.78, 0.73) | −0.47 (−1.74, 0.80) | −0.55 (−1.77, 0.78) | −0.54 (−1.81, 0.74) |
| Role emotional | −6.48 (−10.50, −2.47) | −6.28 (−10.31, −2.25) | −6.12 (−10.18, −2.06) | −6.28 (−10.34, −2.22) |
| Mental health | −1.57 (−3.09, −0.05) | −1.85 (−3.37, −0.33) | −1.65 (−3.10, −0.05) | −1.55 (−3.08, −0.02) |
Predictors of model 1 = adjust age; Predictors of model 2 = predictors in model 1 + BMI + weight + abdomen circumference + smoking and drinking status + education + married status + residence; Predictors of model 3 = predictors in model 2 + TT + SHBG + LH.