BMI is associated with sperm quality and sex hormones in men: a meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To systematically evaluate the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and sperm quality parameters as well as sex hormones levels in males.

Method

A comprehensive literature search was conducted across Pubmed, Embase and the Cochrane Library for literature, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, and Wanfang database. Studies investigating the association between BMI and semen parameters or sex hormones in adult males (>18 years) were included. Two reviewers independently performed study selection, data extraction, and quality evaluation Meta-analysis was performed using RevMan 5.4 and Stata 18.0.

Results

Of the 275 studies identified, 14 met the inclusion criteria. A total of 14 studies involving 8443 patients were included, including 3467 cases of normal BM

SUBMITTER: Ji F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12714629 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature