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Table 1 Participant demographic, endocrine and inflammatory characteristics

From: Obesity related metabolic endotoxemia is associated with oxidative stress and impaired sperm DNA integrity

Variable

Mean + SD (median, IQR)

Range

Age (years)

36.9 ± 5.2

28.0–46.0

BMI (kg/m2)

30.2 ± 4.7

23.3–41.6

Waist circumference (cm)

97.0 (67.0–131.5)

87.0–127.0

% body fat

28.4 ± 8.4

16.1–45.6

Sperm count (million/mL)

54.5 ± 5.5

1.8–204.0

Sperm motility (%)

57.0 (49.0–65.0)

46.0–81.0

Normal sperm morphology (%)

1.1 ± 1.6

3.5–11.0

Sperm DNA fragmentation (%)

14.0 ± 2.4

8.5–33

Seminal elastase (ng/mL)

29.8 ± 12.2

3.0–67.1

Seminal 8OHdG (ng/mL)

7.5 ± 3.1

0.9–90.8

Total testosterone (nmol/L)

15.3 ± 6.2

4.5–27.1

LH (IU/L)

5.1 ± 1.1

2.5–10.2

FSH (IU/L)

3.5 (1.7–5.2)

1.6–13.9

Estradiol (pmo/L)

77.2 ± 8.2

18.4–98.5

  1. Data expressed as mean + SD or median (Inter-Quartile Range), depending on their normal distribution status
  2. LBP Lipopolysaccharide Binding Protein. (n = 37)