Relationship between healthy lifestyle score and infertility in Iranian men: a population-based case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While the importance of male infertility management is well recognized and the role of individual lifestyle factors in reproductive health has been established, the combined effect of these factors-measured as a healthy lifestyle score (HLS)-on male infertility remains unexplored. Therefore, we assessed the association between HLS and infertility in Iranian men.

Methods

This population-based case-control study compared 300 infertile men with 300 fertile controls. A healthy lifestyle score was constructed using information about dietary intakes, dietary habits, physical activity, sleep quality, smoking, depression status, anxiety status, and psychological distress; data on these elements were collected using validated questionnaires. Male infertility was defined ac

SUBMITTER: Rahimi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12639683 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature