Table 2 Semen parameters distributed by the degree of obesity
Normal weight BMI < 25 (N = 438) | overweight 25 < BMI < 29.9 (N = 510) | obese BMI > 30 (N = 221) | Kruskal-Wallis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | Range | Mean (SD) | Range | Mean (SD) | Range | p-value | |
Sperm concentration (M/ml) | 49.6 (50.14) | 0–295.25 | 51.2 (63.5) | 0–681.5 | 41.1(45.7) | 0–256 | 0.0362 |
Total sperm count (M) | 174.6 (190.1) | 0–1014.3 | 167.3 (205.4) | 0–1270 | 140.2(160.6) | 0–752.6 | 0.0239 |
Progressive motility (%) | 22.3 (18) | 0–77.5 | 20.9 (19.4) | 0–80 | 19.5 (18.1) | 0–75 | 0.0582 |
Normal morphology (%) | 4.9 (4.2) | 0–21.5 | 4.9 (4.9) | 0–28 | 4.3(4.3) | 0–19.5 | 0.0455 |
WHR = < 0.9 (N = 361) | WHR > 0.9 (N = 808) | Kruskal-Wallis | |||||
Mean (SD) | Range | Mean (SD) | Range | p-value | |||
Sperm concentration (M/ml) | 56.3 (56.9) | 0–340 | 45.3 (54.9) | 0–681.5 | 0.0001 | ||
Total sperm count (M) | 201.1 (216) | 0–1087.2 | 148.75(178.3) | 0–1270 | <.0001 | ||
Progressive motility (%) | 24.2(19.1) | 0–80 | 19.9(18.3) | 0–80 | 0.0002 | ||
Normal morphology (%) | 5.3(4.9) | 0–24 | 4.6(4.4) | 0–28 | 0.0672 | ||