Comparison of the men from couples presenting with infertility (cases, n=1606) with the perinatal controls (n=1013) for exposure to leatherwork and work with solvents in the current (or most recent) job; Leicestershire residents only
| Exposure | Cases | Controls | OR | 95% CI | p Value | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | ||||||||||
| Leatherwork: | |||||||||||||
| No | 1592 | 99.1 | 1005 | 99.2 | 12-150 | ||||||||
| Yes | 14 | 0.87 | 8 | 0.79 | 1.10 | 0.46 to 2.63 | 0.99 | ||||||
| Work with solvents: | |||||||||||||
| No | 1458 | 90.8 | 957 | 94.5 | 12-150 | ||||||||
| Yes | 148 | 9.2 | 56 | 5.5 | 1.73 | 1.26 to 2.38 | <0.001 | ||||||
↵2-150 Baseline comparison group.