Table 3.
Association between BMI and other anthropometric and semen parameters.
| Parameters | BMIa |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low - 18.5 Under Weight |
18.6–24.9 Normal |
25–29.9 Overweight |
30–39.9 Obese |
40+ Morbid Obese |
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| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| Age at Test (years) | 32.6 | 8.4 | 35.4 | 7.8 | 37.4 | 7.8 | 37.8 | 7.6 | 36.4 | 7.4 |
| Weight (kg) | 51.24 | 6.56 | 69.35 | 7.36 | 82.75 | 7.58 | 100.32 | 11.16 | 130.92 | 16.39 |
| Height (cm) | 172.4 | 6.9 | 173.6 | 6.9 | 173.6 | 6.8 | 173.2 | 6.8 | 171.1 | 8.7 |
| BMI | 17.21 | 1.54 | 22.97 | 1.56 | 27.43 | 1.36 | 33.37 | 2.55 | 44.82 | 6.33 |
| Semen pH | 7.75 | 0.37 | 7.71 | 0.37 | 7.71 | 0.37 | 7.70 | 0.37 | 7.67 | 0.42 |
| Liquefaction time (mins.) | 28.40 | 9.82 | 30.33 | 24.38 | 30.37 | 20.21 | 30.35 | 22.67 | 31.09 | 16.80 |
| Volume (ml) | 2.54 | 1.42 | 2.65 | 1.48 | 2.60 | 1.45 | 2.55 | 1.44 | 2.41 | 1.45 |
| Sperm Concentration (M/ml) | 63.28 | 43.73 | 66.37 | 56.87 | 64.36 | 55.43 | 62.01 | 56.06 | 46.64 | 49.58 |
| Total sperm count (x106) | 159.07 | 144.51 | 170.81 | 178.10 | 165.02 | 173.90 | 156.70 | 170.14 | 110.16 | 128.63 |
| Progressive Motility AB (%) | 41.72 | 19.19 | 39.72 | 19.24 | 39.86 | 19.34 | 39.85 | 19.62 | 38.35 | 20.68 |
| Non-Progressive Motility C (%) | 8.88 | 8.34 | 8.42 | 7.01 | 8.36 | 6.93 | 8.49 | 7.09 | 9.04 | 8.13 |
| Immotile D (%) | 49.40 | 19.71 | 51.80 | 19.39 | 51.68 | 19.59 | 51.61 | 19.88 | 52.60 | 21.05 |
| Total Motility (%) | 50.60 | 19.71 | 48.20 | 19.41 | 48.29 | 19.57 | 48.37 | 19.89 | 47.42 | 20.99 |
| Normal Morphology (%) | 9.2 | 11.4 | 7.1 | 9.9 | 7.2 | 9.9 | 8.0 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 11.6 |
| Vitality (%) | . | . | 18.5 | 25.5 | 16.1 | 22.1 | 11.5 | 22.4 | 17.0 | 20.3 |
a
Classification was based on the entire cohort samples.