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Table 1 Demographics of Infertility Cohort. Shows the demographics and other relevant variables of our infertility cohort, composed of 209 human male subjects that presented with their female partners to a reproductive and fertility medicine clinic in the American Midwest. The table also includes the prevalence of different infertility diagnoses in the female partners

From: Effects of alcohol use on sperm chromatin structure, a retrospective analysis

 

Subjects

Percentage

Mean

Minimum

Maximum

Standard Deviation

Age

  

33.44

21

51

5.69

Race

 Caucasian

185

88.52%

    

 Asian

10

4.78%

    

 African American

9

4.31%

    

 Hispanic

4

1.91%

    

 Native American

1

0.48%

    

Current Partner Conceptions

 0

124

59.33%

    

 1

41

19.62%

    

 > 1

44

21.05%

    

Past Partner Conceptions

 0

184

88.04%

    

 1

15

7.18%

    

 > 1

10

4.78%

    

Infertility Diagnoses

 Primary infertility

38

18.18%

    

 Secondary infertility

171

81.82%

    

 Female Partner:

  Irregular cycles

13

6.22%

    

  Endometriosis

17

8.13%

    

  Repeated Pregnancy Loss

26

12.44%

    

  Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

68

32.54%

    

  Tubal disease

31

14.83%

    

  Decreased Ovarian Reserve

35

16.75%

    

  Advanced Maternal Age

33

15.79%

    

  Obesity and/or Diabetes Mellitus

38

18.18%

    

  Other Female Factor

20

9.57%

    

 Male Partner:

  Male factor

99

47.37%

    

Male Occupation

 Outdoor

55

26.32%

    

 Indoor

150

71.77%

    

 No data

4

1.91%

    

Alcoholic drinks/week

  

3.6

0

36

5.37

 Beers/week

  

2.66

0

30

4.63

 Wine/week

  

0.10

0

2

0.38

 Hard Liquor/ week

  

0.84

0

21

2.35

Alcohol Consumption Level

 None

59

28.23%

    

 Rare

70

33.49%

    

 Moderate

57

27.27%

    

 Heavy

23

11.00%

    

Tobacco Use

 Yes

45

21.53%

    

 No

164

78.47%

    

Average Caffeine Use

  

1.85

0

12

1.66

Heat Exposure

 Yes

42

20.10%

    

 No

167

79.90%

    

Radiation/Chemicals Exposure

 Yes

41

19.62%

    

 No

168

80.38%

    

Drug Use

 Marijuana

3

1.44%

    

 Other (Cocaine)

1

0.48%

    

 None

205

98.09%

    

Past Medical History

 None

88

42.11%

    

 Chronic Condition

121

57.89%

    

Family History

 Infertility

18

8.61%

    

 Other

95

45.45%

    

 None

96

45.93%