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Table 4 Evolution of epidemiological characteristics of fertile men candidate for semen donation over time

From: Decline of semen quality over the last 30 years in Uruguay

 

1988–2000

2001–2010

2011–2019

N

64

56

197

Age (years)

24.4 ± 4.9

23.4 ± 3.4

24.9 ± 4.2

BMI (%)

24.2 ± 2.8

23.5 ± 2.2

23.6 ± 2.6

Smokers (%)

31.1 a

48.0 b

11.3 ab

Alcohol consumers (%)

18.2 ab

56.0a

48.6b

Drugs (%)

ND

ND

24

  1. Values with the same superscript are significantly different (p-value < 0.05). Numbers are expressed as mean ± SD Standard deviation or percentage of the total number that answered the questionnaire. Statistical analyses of age and BMI were calculated with the Kruskal-Wallis test and ONE way-ANOVA test respectively. Differences of men who smoke and consume alcohol in each group were compared with chi-squared test
  2. N Number of individuals, ND No data
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Basic and Clinical Andrology

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