Table 4.
Semen characteristics for the 1046 men in the FEPOS cohort stratified by aggregated PCP usage.
| Parameter | N 1 | Overall PCP Usage | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low | Medium | High | |||||
| (≤3 PCPs) | (4–6 PCPs) | (≥7 PCPs) | |||||
| Md | P25%, P75% | Md | P25%, P75% | Md | P25%, P75% | ||
| Sperm concentration (106/mL) | 1046 | 38 | 18, 73 | 40 | 19, 76 | 38 | 20, 65 |
| Total sperm count (106) | 867 | 105 | 41, 204 | 99 | 45, 202 | 106 | 52, 196 |
| Semen volume (mL) | 867 | 2.9 | 2.0, 3.8 | 2.6 | 1.8, 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.0, 3.7 |
| Progressive motility (%) | 1031 | 64 | 52, 72 | 63 | 52, 74 | 63 | 53, 74 |
| Morphology, normal (%) | 1026 | 7 | 4, 10 | 6 | 3, 10 | 6 | 2, 10 |
PCP, personal care product; Md, median. 1 In analyses of total sperm count and semen volume, men reporting spillage were excluded (n = 179). Similarly, azoospermic men were excluded from analyses of motility and morphology (n = 15). Men with unavailable morphology data were excluded from morphology analyses (n = 5).