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. 2018 Jan 4;8:1117. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2017.01117

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Copyright © 2018 Fan, Xu, Liu, Zhang, Lu and Ding.

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Comparison of parameter values used to assess sperm health and pro-inflammatory cytokine levels in seminal plasma of normal weight, overweight and obese males. (A–D) Correlations between BMI of the total 272 males and sperm concentration (A), sperm motility (B), IL-6 concentration (C) and TNF-α concentration (D). Pearson r correlation calculations evaluated the association between BMI, sperm parameters and seminal plasma cytokine levels. (E–H) Comparison of sperm concentration (E), sperm motility (F) with levels of IL-6 (G), and TNF-α (H) in seminal plasma of normal weight, overweight and obese males. ^**P < 0.01.