Circulating sex hormone levels in relation to male sperm quality

BMC Urology

Table 3 Association between serum sex hormone levels and sperm total motility^a

Sex hormone	n	Sperm total motility (%)
Sex hormone	n	Least-squares mean (95% CI)	P	P for trend
Luteinizing hormone
Tertile 1	112	48.4(44.4, 52.3)	Ref	0.002
Tertile 2	114	43.9(40.1, 47.8)	0.12
Tertile 3	112	39.4(35.4, 43.3)	0.002
Luteinizing hormone^b
Tertile 1	101	47.1(42.9, 51.3)	Ref	0.04
Tertile 2	98	44.3(40.2, 48.5)	0.36
Tertile 3	91	40.5(36.0, 44.9)	0.04
Follicle-stimulating hormone
Tertile 1	112	46.6(42.6, 50.5)	Ref	0.01
Tertile 2	114	45.5(41.6, 49.4)	0.71
Tertile 3	112	39.6(35.6, 43.5)	0.01
Follicle-stimulating hormone^b
Tertile 1	93	44.3(39.9, 48.6)	Ref	0.54
Tertile 2	97	45.7(41.5, 49.9)	0.65
Tertile 3	100	42.4(38.1, 46.6)	0.54
Total testosterone
Tertile 1	96	48.2(43.8, 52.6)	Ref	0.03
Tertile 2	97	43.0(38.8, 47.2)	0.09
Tertile 3	97	41.1(367, 45.5)	0.03
Total testosterone^b
Tertile 1	96	47.3(42.9, 51.7)	Ref	0.14
Tertile 2	97	42.7(38.5, 46.9)	0.14
Tertile 3	97	42.3(37.9, 46.8)	0.14
Free testosterone
Tertile 1	96	46.7(42.3, 51.0)	Ref	0.06
Tertile 2	97	44.9(40.7, 49.1)	0.56
Tertile 3	97	40.7(36.5, 45.0)	0.06
Total estradiol
Tertile 1	113	44.2(40.3, 48.2)	Ref	0.60
Tertile 2	115	44.7(40.8, 48.6)	0.87
Tertile 3	110	42.7(38.7, 46.7)	0.59
Free estradiol
Tertile 1	96	43.5(39.3, 47.7)	Ref	0.339
Tertile 2	97	48.3(44.0, 52.5)	0.12
Tertile 3	97	40.5(36.3, 44.7)	0.32
Sex hormone-binding hormone
Tertile 1	112	45.4(41.2, 49.6)	Ref	0.95
Tertile 2	113	41.3(37.4, 45.3)	0.18
Tertile 3	113	44.9(40.9, 49.0)	0.88

^aGeneral linear models were adjusted for age at sample collection, BMI (continuous), current smoking (yes or no), and current alcohol consumption (yes or no). P for trend was calculated by treating hormone categories as ordinal predictors in multivariate linear regression models
^bMutual adjustment for hormones associated with sperm motility in multivariate linear regression models

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