Association between dietary total antioxidant capacity and semen quality among men attending an infertility clinic: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Study question

Is dietary non-enzymatic antioxidant capacity related to semen quality?

Summary answer

The only statistically significant association of semen quality parameters with dietary total antioxidant capacity (DTAC) detected was an inverse association between DTAC and ejaculate volume.

What is known already

Growing interest exists regarding the role of diet in influencing semen quality. While DTAC is linked to favorable health outcomes, its association with semen quality, especially among men attending infertility clinics, remains understudied.

Study design size duration

This cross-sectional study was carried out between June and December of 2020. In total, 1715 participants were included in the final analysis.

Participants/materials setting methods<

SUBMITTER: Huang DH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10639034 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature