marginally significantP = 0.027
Linear regression analysis showed a marginally significant decrease in seminal volume between 1940 and 1990 from 3.40 ml to 2.75 ml with an estimated regression coefficient of −0.013 ml per year ( P = 0.027) and a significant decrease in mean sperm concentration weighted by number of individuals in each publication between 1940 and 1990, from 113 × 10 6 /ml to 66 × 10 6 /ml; the estimated regression coefficient was −0.934 × 10 6 /ml per year ( P < 00001).