Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of TD and non-TD subgroups in NHANES participants (2011–2016).

From: Association between the oxidative balance score and testosterone deficiency: a cross-sectional study of the NHANES, 2011–2016

Characteristic

Overall (n = 3276)

TD

(n = 702)

Non-TD

(n = 2574)

P [95% CI] *

Age (%)

49.3 ± 17.6

52.68 ± 17.23

48.00 ± 17.55

< 0.001 (0.26, 0.43)

 20–39

1110 (33.88%)

165 (23.50%)

945 (36.71%)

 

 40–64

1393 (42.52%)

303 (43.16%)

1090 (42.35%)

 

 ≥ 65

773 (23.60%)

234 (33.33%)

539 (20.94%)

 

PIR (%)

   

0.860 (− 0.06, 0.11)

 ≤ 1.30

993 (30.13%)

216 (30.77%)

777 (30.19%)

 

 1.30–3.50

1299 (39.65%)

281 (40.03%)

1018 (39.55%)

 

 > 3.50

984 (30.04%)

205 (29.20%)

779 (30.26%)

 

Race (%)

   

0.091 (0.03, 0.19)

 White

1366 (41.70%)

317 (45.16%)

1049 (40.75%)

 

 Black

632 (19.29%)

139 (19.80%)

673 (26.15%)

 

 Mexican

441 (13.46%)

82 (11.68%)

359 (13.95%)

 

 Other

837 (25.55%)

164 (23.36%)

673 (26.15%)

 

Education level (%)

   

0.534 (− 0.04, 0.13)

 Below high school

773 (23.60%)

169 (24.07%)

604 (23.47%)

 

 High school

765 (23.35%)

173 (24.64%)

592 (23.00%)

 

 Above high school

1738 (53.05%)

360 (51.28%)

1378 (53.54%)

 

Marital (%)

   

0.009 (0.03, 0.20)

 Married/living with partner

2141 (65.35%)

488 (69.52%)

1653 (64.22%)

 

 Other

1135 (34.65%)

214 (30.48%)

921 (35.78%)

 

Hypertension (%)

   

< 0.001 (0.25, 0.42)

 Yes

1204 (36.75%)

348 (49.57%)

856 (33.26%)

 

 No

2072 (63.25%)

354 (50.43%)

1718 (66.74%)

 

Diabetes (%)

   

< 0.001 (0.31, 0.48)

 Yes

543 (16.58%)

204 (29.06%)

339 (13.17%)

 

 No

2733 (83.42%)

498 (70.94%)

2235 (86.83%)

 

Seasonal timing of serum sample collection (%)

   

0.860 (− 0.08, 0.09)

 November 1-April 30

1629 (49.73%)

347 (49.43%)

1282 (49.81%)

 

 May 1-October 31

1647 (50.27%)

355 (50.57%)

1292 (50.19%)

 
  1. Significant values are in [bold].
  2. TD, testosterone deficiency; PIR, poverty income ratio.
  3. *TD versus non-TD, two-sample t test or Wilcoxon rank-sum test.