Obesity impairs male fertility through long-term effects on spermatogenesis

BMC Urology

Table 1 General growth status and metabolic parameters

	Weight	Length	Lee index	Fat coefficient	Testis coefficient
	(g)	(cm)	(%)	(%)	(%)
Control	552.90	26.50	0.31	4.38	0.63
n = 15)	±7.76	±0.94	±0.01	±0.96	±0.07
Obesity	619.80	26.86	0.32	5.02	0.55
(n = 22)	±7.56	±0.58	±0.01	±0.71	±0.06
P value	0.000^**	0.198	0.046^*	0.039^*	0.001^**

The data are presented as the mean ± s.e.m. ^* P < 0.05, ^**P < 0.01: statistical significance compared with the control group; Weight: body weight; length: body length; Lee index = [weight (g) × 10³/Body length (cm)]^1/3; Fat coefficient = [visceral fat weight (g) × 100%/body weight (g)]; Testicular coefficient = [testicular weight (g) × 100%/weight (g)]; and s.e.m.,: standard error of the mean

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