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Occup Environ Med 58:635-640 doi:10.1136/oem.58.10.635
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Occupational exposure to solvents and male infertility

Table 3

Exposure to solvents and risk of low active sperm (<12×106/ml) (logistic regression analysis)

Unadjusted
OR (95% CI) 		Adjusted for confounders3-150
OR (95% CI) 		Adjusted for confounders and fertility markers3-151 OR (95% CI)
Montreal:
 Exposure to solvents (v none):
  Low 1.13 (0.73 to 1.75) 1.21 (0.78 to 1.89) 1.23 (0.78 to 1.92)
  Moderate 1.72 (1.08 to 2.73) 2.07 (1.24 to 3.44) 2.17 (1.29 to 3.66)
  High 3.05 (1.18 to 7.91) 3.83 (1.37 to 10.65) 3.88 (1.37 to 11.02)
CITES:
 Exposure to solvents (v none):
  Low 0.96 (0.59 to 1.54) 0.98 (0.61 to 1.61) 1.07 (0.65 to 1.79)
  Moderate 0.90 (0.53 to 1.55) 1.01 (0.53 to 1.92) 1.03 (0.53 to 2.03)
  High 2.63 (0.93 to 7.41) 2.90 (1.01 to 8.34) 3.82 (1.25 to 11.69)

  • ↵3-150 Possible exposure to lead, age, and (Montreal only) date of clinic attendance.

  • ↵3-151 No record of previous pregnancy, no female abnormality found.

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