Table 1.
Men’s Characteristics According to Telomere Length.
| Characteristic | Total | Telomere length <0.98 (n = 13) |
Telomere length ≥0.98 (n = 12) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 36.8 ± 7.5 | 4.7 ± 35.6 | 8.9 ± 38.0 | .41 |
| Occupation, n (%) | ||||
| Physical job | 14 (56) | 6 (46) | 8 (67) | .43 |
| Nonphysical/office | 11 (44) | 7 (54) | 4 (33) | |
| Body mass index | 5.15 ± 28.3 | 4.3 ± 28.5 | 6.2 ± 28.1 | .84 |
| Smoking, n (%) | ||||
| No | 8 (32) | 4 (31) | 4 (33) | 1.00 |
| Yes | 17 (68) | 9 (69) | 8 (67) | |
| Physical activity, n (%) | ||||
| 10 (77) | 7 (58) | .29 | ||
| No | 17 (68) | 3 (23) | 5 (42) | |
| Yes | 8 (32) | 7/91 | 16/84 | .07 |
| Eat “healthy food,” n (%) | ||||
| No | 9 (36) | 7 (54) | 2 (17) | .05 |
| Yes | 16 (64) | 6 (46) | 10 (83) | |
| Location of cellular phone, n (%) | ||||
| Adjacent to genitalia | 7 (28) | 10 (77) | 8 (67) | .67 |
| Far from genitalia | 18 (72) | 3 (23) | 4 (33) | |
| Sperm total motility before wash, % [range] | 48 [29–58] | 43 [29–52] | 35 [22.7–52.5] | .48 |
| Sperm concentration, % [range] | 30 [0.6–200] | 28 [6–55] | 37 [8.7–65 | .89 |
| Sperm total motility after wash, % [range] | 50 [40–71] | 71 [48–80] | 50 [37.7–65] | .046 |
| ICSI | 14 (56%) | 6 (46%) | 8 (67%) | .24 |
| IVF | 1 (4%) | 0 | 1 (8%) | |
| IVF + ICSI | 10 (40%) | 7 (54%) | 3 (25%) |
Note. ICSI = intracytoplasmic sperm injection; IVF = in vitro fertilization.