title: Relationship between self-reported residential indoor remodeling and semen quality: a case-control study.
abstract: The present study examined the association between residential indoor remodeling and poor semen quality. Sperm donors aged 18-45 years old were recruited in Shanghai, China. Semen specimens were collected and analyzed. An in-person interview was conducted to obtain information on the history of indoor remodeling and potential confounders. A total of 70 participants with abnormal semen quality (case group) and 68 controls were examined. A total of 20 subjects reported indoor remodeling in the recent 24 months, and among them 17 subjects reported indoor remodeling in the recent 12 months. Compared with participants with no history of indoor remodeling, participants with a history of indoor remodeling in the recent 24 months were more than three times as likely to have poor sperm quality (adjusted odds ratio = 3.8, 95% confidence interval: 1.3-12.0) after controlling for potential confounders. The association was strengthened when the analysis was restricted to those who had indoor remodeling in the recent 12 months. Our findings provide preliminary evidence that indoor remodeling has an adverse effect on semen quality.
authors.forename: Mao-Hua
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Miao
authors.forename: Zheng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: De-Kun
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Bei
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Er-Lei
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Zhi
authors.forename: Hong-Wei
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Du
authors.affiliation: Department of Reproductive Epidemiology and Social Science, National Population and Family Planning Key Laboratory of Contraceptive Drugs and Devices, Shanghai Institute of Planned Parenthood Research, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yuan
mesh_terms: D000269:Adhesives; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002681:China; D003252:Construction Materials; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016017:Odds Ratio; D010150:Paint; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D057566:Self Report; D055101:Semen Analysis; D013076:Sperm Count; D013081:Sperm Motility; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000166:cytology* / Q000473:pathology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000269:Adhesives