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. 2021 Feb 11;18(4):1742. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18041742

Table 4.

Adjusted Ratios of Semen Characteristics According to Urinary Bisphenol A, F, and S Concentrations (ng/mL) among Study Participants (n = 556) from the FEPOS Cohort, 2019.

BPA BPF BPS
Ratios (95% CI) Ratios (95% CI)) Ratios (95% CI)
Ejaculate volume (mL) Q1 Reference Reference Reference
Q2 0.97 (0.85; 1.10) 0.91 (0.81; 1.03) 0.97 (0.85; 1.10)
Q3 1.02 (0.88; 1.17) 0.92 (0.80; 1.05) 0.87 (0.77; 0.99)
Q4 1.04 (0.90; 1.19) 0.96 (0.84; 1.10) 1.00 (0.80; 1.13)
Continuous 1.00 (0.99; 1.01) 1.00 (0.99; 1.01) 1.03 (0.98; 1.08)
Sperm concentration (mill./mL) Q1 Reference Reference Reference
Q2 1.10 (0.90; 1.35) 1.11 (0.92; 1.35) 1.06 (0.87; 1.30)
Q3 0.93 (0.76; 1.15) 1.08 (0.87; 1.34) 0.98 (0.80; 1.19)
Q4 1.07 (0.86; 1.34) 1.05 (0.85; 1.29) 1.04 (0.85; 1.28)
Continuous 1.01 (0.99; 1.02) 0.99 (0.98; 1.01) 0.97 (0.88; 1.07)
Total sperm count (mill.) Q1 Reference Reference Reference
Q2 1.07 (0.86; 1.33) 1.05 (0.84; 1.30) 1.02 (0.81; 1.27)
Q3 0.93 (0.72; 1.19) 0.97 (0.76; 1.23) 0.91 (0.73; 1.14)
Q4 1.05 (0.82; 1.35) 0.97 (0.76; 1.23) 1.02 (0.81; 1.30)
Continuous 1.00 (0.99; 1.01) 0.99 (0.98; 1.01) 1.04 (0.95; 1.13)
Progressive and non–progressive motility (%) Q1 Reference Reference Reference
Q2 1.05 (0.99; 1.11) 1.04 (0.98; 1.10) 1.03 (0.98; 1.09)
Q3 1.07 (1.02; 1.13) 1.06 (1.01; 1.12) 1.02 (0.97; 1.08)
Q4 1.04 (0.98; 1.11) 1.04 (0.99; 1.11) 1.02 (0.96; 1.08)
Continuous 1.00 (1.00; 1.01) 1.00 (1.00; 1.01) 1.00 (0.98; 1.02)
Morphological normal sperm (%) Q1 Reference Reference Reference
Q2 1.03 (0.86; 1.22) 1.09 (0.92; 1.30) 0.98 (0.82; 1.18)
Q3 0.94 (0.78; 1.13) 1.04 (0.86; 1.27) 1.02 (0.85; 1.21)
Q4 1.00 (0.82; 1.21) 1.13 (0.93; 1.37) 1.09 (0.90; 1.31)
Continuous 1.00 (0.99; 1.02) 1.00 (0.99; 1.02) 1.00 (0.93; 1.07)

Estimates marked in bold indicate p < 0.05. BPA = Bispehol A; BPF = Bisphenol F and BPS = Bisphenol S.