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Table 2 Population and lifestyle characteristics of patients

From: The combination matters - distinct impact of lifestyle factors on sperm quality: a study on semen analysis of 1683 patients according to MSOME criteria

 

Number of patients answered

Number of patients affirmed this question

Percentage (%) of total patients

Casually

Regularly

Total number of patients

1683

 

100

  

Fever during the last 3 months

1579

152

9.0

  

Mumps

1595

262

15.6

  

Clamydia infection

1603

40

2.4

  

Operation

1607

162

9.6

  

Operation of groin area

1608

131

7.8

  

Chemotherapy

1606

11

0.7

  

Pain

1592

110

6.5

  

Allergy

1588

516

30.7

  

No family pre-existing conditions a

1601

984

58.5

  

Drug intake

1577

422

25.1

  

Vitamin intake

1579

849

50.5

  

Healthy or very healthy nutrition according to self-assessment

1567

1532

91.0

  

No regular meal intake

1571

183

10.9

  

Diet

1569

52

3.1

  

Alcohol intake

1575

1294

76.9

1127 (67.0%)

167 (9.9%)

 Rather beer

 

1238

256

15.2

  

 Rather red wine

 

1237

165

9.8

  

Coffee intake

1498

1321

78.5

  

Smoking

1575

354

21.0

155 (9.2%)

199 (11.8%)

Stress

1590

1397

83.0

  

regular sleep/wake cycle

1547

1361

80.9

  

Sport

1244

1215

72.2

  

 Medicine for output increase

 

1576

63

3.7

  

 Endurance sports

 

1563

899

53.4

  

 Athletic sports

 

1562

340

20.2

  

Sauna (regularly)

1576

153

9.1

  
  1. Values were expressed as percentage. a Pre-existing conditions such as cancer diabetes; Morbus Alzheimer.