To assess the optimal index cutoff (1.1 vs 1.5) of Kalon and allow stratification by characteristics of the study population, accuracy of Kalon compared to the UW-WB was determined for the entire study population using Technologist-Sr.'s results from the HPTN Laboratory Center.
We conducted multiple sensitivity analyses to examine if the pooled effect estimate was influenced by including studies in which the risk of bias was greater or was influenced by characteristics of the study design or population.
Generalizability of findings may be limited by characteristics of the study population – including entry criteria such as requiring a patient to have a minimum score of 12 or greater in the IPSS and a PV greater than 30 cc.
Our study is limited by characteristics of any pilot study.
We will assess the extent of non-response bias by comparing the characteristics of study participants to those who decline participation in the study on their alphanumeric characteristics at baseline.
Such a statistical heterogeneity may be explained both by differences in clinical characteristics of study participants (clinical heterogeneity) and by different stimulation procedures (methodological heterogeneity) adopted.
All laboratory analyses were conducted by investigators blinded to the characteristics of study subjects.
Characteristics of study participants by semen parameters.
Table 1 showed weighted characteristics of study participants by sex.
Table 1 shows the characteristics of study subjects by study population.
