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. 2021 Apr 2;197:111085. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111085

Table 4.

Summary of mixed effects model for exposure window.

Exposure Window Progressive Rate Total Motility Sperm Concentration Total Sperm Count ALH BCF LIN STR VAP VCL VSL WOB
PM2.5 0~9 0.10 *** 0.00 ** 0.22 0.67 0.01 ** 0.01 0.00 0.00 * 0.04 ** 0.05 ** 0.02 0.00 **
10~14 0.05 * 0.00 * 0.16 0.49 0.00 * 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.00 *
15~69 0.09 0.00 0.03 −0.89 −0.00 0.03 *** 0.00 0.00 0.07 * 0.08 * 0.05 * 0.00
70~90 −0.01 −0.00 −0.29 −1.33 −0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.00
0~90 0.14 * 0.00 −0.01 −1.11 0.00 0.03 *** 0.00 0.00 0.09 ** 0.11 ** 0.07 * 0.00 *
PM10 0~9 0.08 *** 0.00 *** 0.16 0.41 0.01 *** 0.00 0.00 0.00 * 0.03 *** 0.05 *** 0.02 * 0.00 ***
10~14 0.04 ** 0.00 ** 0.15 0.55 0.00 * 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 * 0.03 * 0.01 0.00 **
15~69 0.05 0.00 0.07 −0.44 −0.00 0.02 ** 0.00 0.00 0.04 * 0.05 * 0.02 0.00
70~90 0.01 0.00 −0.19 −0.62 −0.00 −0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.00
0~90 0.13 ** 0.00 * 0.07 −0.48 0.00 0.02 ** 0.00 0.00 0.08 ** 0.09 ** 0.05 * 0.00 *
O3 0~9 0.04 0.00 −0.01 −0.46 −0.00 0.01 ** 0.00 0.00 0.03 ** 0.04 * 0.03 * 0.00
10~14 0.02 0.00 0.05 0.27 −0.00 0.01 *** 0.00 0.00 0.03 ** 0.03 ** 0.02 * 0.00
15~69 −0.13 *** −0.00 ** −0.22 −0.39 −0.01 *** −0.01 −0.00 −0.00 * −0.07 *** −0.10 *** −0.04 ** −0.00 ***
70~90 −0.05 * −0.00 −0.06 −0.03 −0.00 −0.01 *** −0.00 −0.00 −0.03 ** −0.04 ** −0.02 * −0.00
0~90 −0.13 ** −0.00 * −0.27 −0.57 −0.01 ** −0.01 −0.00 −0.00 −0.06 ** −0.09 ** −0.03 −0.00 **
CO 0~9 1.77 0.01 −0.58 −11.27 0.02 −0.34 0.01 0.01 −0.94 −1.77 −0.69 0.02
10~14 −2.92 −0.02 −4.72 −70.78 0.04 −1.29 ** −0.01 −0.01 −3.38 * −4.55 * −2.48 −0.01
15~69 13.11 * 0.10 −2.27 −53.66 0.19 1.61 0.08 * 0.08 * 6.09 6.54 5.54 * 0.08 *
70~90 1.75 0.01 −10.69 −95.89 0.14 0.89 0.01 0.01 2.25 3.38 1.69 0.02
0~90 10.93 0.08 −14.54 −141.56 0.15 1.60 0.07 0.08 5.35 5.90 4.86 0.08
NO2 0~9 0.13 ** 0.00 * 0.38 1.12 0.01 * 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 * 0.07 * 0.02 0.00 *
10~14 0.05 0.00 0.28 0.53 0.01 −0.00 −0.00 −0.00 0.01 0.02 −0.00 0.00
15~69 0.04 0.00 0.11 0.10 0.00 −0.00 −0.00 −0.00 0.02 0.03 0.00 0.00
70~90 −0.02 −0.00 −0.45 * −0.86 −0.01 −0.00 0.00 −0.00 0.00 −0.03 0.01 0.00
0~90 0.06 0.00 −0.05 −0.15 0.00 −0.00 0.00 −0.00 0.03 0.03 0.01 0.00
SO2 0~9 0.81 *** 0.01 * 1.41 3.23 0.03 0.06 0.00 * 0.00 * 0.30 * 0.36 * 0.23 * 0.00 **
10~14 0.66 *** 0.00 * 2.03 3.74 0.02 0.08 * 0.00 * 0.00 * 0.25 * 0.30 * 0.18 * 0.00 **
15~69 0.92 *** 0.01 * 3.06 * 3.96 0.02 0.13 ** 0.00 0.00 * 0.34 * 0.50 * 0.21 0.00 *
70~90 0.91 *** 0.01 ** 1.83 3.83 0.05 * 0.06 0.00 0.00 * 0.46 ** 0.61 ** 0.31 * 0.00 *
0~90 1.39 *** 0.01 *** 3.43 * 5.09 0.04 0.15 ** 0.00 * 0.01 ** 0.55 ** 0.78 ** 0.36 * 0.01 **

Abbreviations: VCL=curvilinear velocity; VSL=straight-line velocity, VAP=average path velocity; ALH=amplitude of lateral head displacement; LIN=linearity; STR=straightness; WOB=wobble; BCF=beat-cross frequency; PM2.5=particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter ≤2.5 μm; PM10= particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter ≤10 μm; O3=ozone; NO2=nitrogen dioxide; CO=carbon monoxide; SO2=sulfur dioxide; BMI= body mass index.

Model adjusted for age, BMI, education level, ethnicity, abstinence duration (days), drinking status, smoking status, relatively humidity and temperature. Significance level: * p <0.05, ** p < 0.005, *** p < 0.001.