Table 1. Summary of the studies investigating paternal obesity and their effect on basic sperm parameters.
Concentration | Motility | Morphology | |
---|---|---|---|
Strain et al.146 |
Decreased |
No change |
n/a |
Jensen et al.58 |
Decreased |
No change |
Decreased |
Magnusdottir et al.147 |
Decreased |
Decreased |
n/a |
Fejes et al.148 |
Decreased |
No change |
No change |
Koloszar et al.149 |
Decreased |
n/a |
n/a |
Kort et al.45 |
Decreased * |
Decreased * |
Decreased * |
Qin et al.150 |
No change |
No change |
No change |
Hammoud et al.151 |
Decreased |
Decreased |
Decreased |
Pauli et al.56 |
No change |
No change |
No change |
Aggerholm et al. 52 |
No change |
No change |
No change |
Nicopoulou et al.152 |
Decreased |
n/a |
n/a |
Hofny et al.153 |
Decreased |
Decreased |
Decreased |
Stewart et al.154 |
Decreased |
n/a |
n/a |
Chavarro et al.155 |
No change |
No change |
No change |
Shayeb et al. 156 |
No change |
No change |
Decreased |
Koloszar et al. 149 |
Decreased |
n/a |
n/a |
Sekhavat et al. 157 |
Decreased |
Decreased |
n/a |
Paasch et al. 54 |
Decreased |
No change |
Decreased |
Tunc et al. 49 |
Decreased |
No change |
No change |
Rybar et al.158 |
No change |
No change |
No change |
Bakos et al. 20 |
Decreased |
Decreased |
No change |
Kriegel et al.46 |
No change |
No change |
Decreased |
Fariello et al. 48 | No change | Decreased | No change |
Significant for Normal Motile Sperm (NMS) = volume*concentration*%motility*%morphology.