Determinants of male reproductive health disorders: the Men in Australia Telephone Survey (MATeS)

BMC Public Health

Table 1 Age-adjusted associations of lifestyle factors with male reproductive health problems: OR (95% CI)

Characteristic	Number of men in each category^a	ED	LUTS	PD	pAD
Prevalence of condition		21.3% (1012/4753^a)	16% (811/4986)	14% (677/4993)	31% (1172/3756)
Waist circumference (cm)
Small (<94)	2470	0.7 (0.6-0.9)*	0.9 (0.7-1.1)	1.0 (0.8-1.2)	0.7 (0.6-0.9)**
Medium (94.0-101.9)	939	1.0 (referent)	1.0 (referent)	1.0 (referent)	1.0 (referent)
Large (≥ 102)	952	1.3 (1.0-1.6)	1.1 (0.9-1.3)	1.1 (0.9-1.4)	1.2 (1.0-1.5)
BMI (kg/m ² )
Underweight (<20)	111	2.4 (1.3-4.3)*	0.8 (0.5-1.3)	0.6 (0.4-1.0)	2.1 (1.2-3.8)
Acceptable (20.0-24.9)	1652	1.0 (referent)	1.0 (referent)	1.0 (referent)	1.0 (referent)
Overweight (25.0-29.9)	2282	1.1 (0.9-1.3)	0.9 (0.8-1.1)	0.9 (0.7-1.0)	1.2 (1.0-1.4)
Obese (≥ 30)	885	1.8 (1.4-2.2)**	1.2 (0.9-1.4)	0.8 (0.6-1.0)	1.8 (1.5-2.3)**
Alcohol consumption
Abstainer^†	630	1.0 (referent)	1.0 (referent)	1.0 (referent)	1.0 (referent)
Low risk drinker^‡	4002	0.7 (0.6-0.9)*	0.7 (0.6-0.9)*	1.0 (0.8-1.3)	0.9 (0.7-1.1)
Risky or high risk drinker^§	359	1.1 (0.8-1.6)	0.9 (0.6-1.3)	0.7 (0.4-1.0)	1.4 (1.0-1.9)
Cigarette smoking
Current smoker^\|\|	912	1.3 (1.0-1.6)	1.1 (0.9-1.4)	0.6 (0.4-0.8)*	1.3 (1.1-1.7)*
Former smoker^¶	2321	1.2 (1.0-1.4)	1.0 (0.9-1.2)	1.0 (0.8-1.2)	1.3 (1.1-1.5)*
Never smoked	1769	1.0 (referent)	1.0 (referent)	1.0 (referent)	1.0 (referent)
Physical Activity
Sedentary^§§	1166	1.5 (1.2-1.8)**	1.1 (0.9-1.4)	0.8 (0.6-1.0)	1.3 (1.1-1.6)*
Insufficient activity^††	2075	1.1 (0.9-1.3)	1.0 (0.8-1.1)	1.0 (0.8-1.2)	1.1 (0.9-1.3)
Sufficient activity^‡‡	1749	1.0 (referent)	1.0 (referent)	1.0 (referent)	1.0 (referent)

^a Note: numbers included in each analysis differ slightly from those presented here due to missing data.
* p < 0.01 ** p < 0.001
^† Do not consume alcohol; ^‡ Drink up to 6 standard drinks on any one day, no more than three days a week; ^§ Risky drinkers (7 to 10 standard drinks on any one day) and high risk drinkers (11 or more standard drinks on any one day)
^||Currently smoke, daily, weekly or less often than weekly; ^¶ Do not smoke now but have smoked at least 100 cigarettes or equivalent tobacco over a lifetime
^§§ No participation in physical activity; ^†† Some physical activity reported but not meeting 'sufficient' criteria; ^‡‡ At least five separate sessions of vigorous-intensity activity

ISSN: 1471-2458