Walrath J, Fayerweather W E, Spreen K A
E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, Delaware 19898.
J Occup Med. 1992 Feb;34(2):170-2. doi: 10.1097/00043764-199202000-00018.
In response to concerns about the occurrence of epididymitis among employees at a Du Pont textile fibers plant, information was obtained from 1342 (94.8%) active male employees on history of epididymitis and/or orchitis (6.8%), prostatitis (11.5%), other genitourinary conditions, and vasectomy. Vasectomy was associated with an odds ratio of 3.26 (90% confidence interval (CI) = 1.96, 5.43) for subsequent development of epididymitis. History of prostatitis was also a risk factor for epididymitis (odds ratio = 5.02, 90% CI = 2.94, 8.58).
针对杜邦纺织纤维厂员工中附睾炎发病情况的担忧，从1342名（占94.8%）在职男性员工处获取了有关附睾炎和/或睾丸炎病史（6.8%）、前列腺炎病史（11.5%）、其他泌尿生殖系统疾病以及输精管切除术的信息。输精管切除术与后续发生附睾炎的比值比为3.26（90%置信区间（CI）=1.96，5.43）。前列腺炎病史也是附睾炎的一个危险因素（比值比=5.02，90%CI=2.94，8.58）。
