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Table. 4.

Logistic analysis of bacterial species significantly influencing thespecific semen parameters of subfertile males

Semen parameter Bacterial species OR 95% CI p-valuea) 　 Bacterial species OR 95% CI p-valuea)
Semen volume None - - - None - - -
Sperm concentration PB 0.177 0.080-0.903 0.002 PB 0.122 0.019-0.757 0.030
　 EF 0.110 0.045-0.691 0.011 EF 0.254 0.022-0.823 0.039
Motility UP 0.119 0.009-0.618 0.021 UP 0.349 0.016-0.846 0.032
UU 0.185 0.014-0.722 0.017 UU 0.245 0.119-0.531 0.040
MG 0.103 0.034-0.545 0.033 MG 0.170 0.084-0.789 0.041
PB 0.017 0.005-0.427 0.019 PB 0.085 0.011-0.332 0.027
　 EF 0.072 0.005-0.167 0.035 EF 0.590 0.107-1.092 0.077
DNA fragmentation UP 0.090 0.023-0.125 0.024 UP 0.151 0.083-0.199 0.036
UU 0.078 0.012-0.153 0.012 UU 0.178 0.028-0.307 0.025
MG 0.193 0.091-0.710 0.042 MG 0.406 0.091-1.185 0.106
　 PB 0.088 0.060-0.109 0.005 PB 0.091 0.044-0.128 0.017
Normal morphology GBS 0.091 0.080-0.096 0.036 GBS 0.011 0.031-1.202 0.105
Vitality PB 0.122 0.056-0.451 0.013 PB 0.134 0.038-0.703 0.029
　 EF 0.011 0.003-0.738 0.047 EF 0.023 0.010-0.512 0.047

OR: odds ratio, 95% CI: 95% confidence interval, PB: Prevotella bivia, EF: Enterococcus faecalis, UP: Ureaplasma parvum, UU: Ureaplasma urealyticum, MG: Mycoplasma genitalium, GBS: Streptococcus agalactiae.

a)p-vlaues <0.05 are printed in bold characters.
Urogenit Tract Infect 2023;18:82-92 https://doi.org/10.14777/uti.2023.18.3.82
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