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Table 2 Clinical and biochemical data analysis between the groups

From: Obesity is associated with increased seminal insulin and leptin alongside reduced fertility parameters in a controlled male cohort

 

Non obese group

Obese group

p

 

n

Mean ± SD

Median

Range

n

Mean ± SD

Median

Range

 

Age (years)

19

35.1 ± 5.9

35

24 – 49

23

37.9 ± 7.3

38

26 - 49

0.2172

Body mass index

19

25.5 ± 2.4

26.5

19.1 – 28.7

23

35.8 ± 4.3

35.7

30.1 – 44.0

<0.0001

Waist (cm)

19

91.4 ± 8.6

94.0

74.1 – 105.3

23

118.8 ± 12.9

115.2

96.2 – 141.9

<0.0001

Hips (cm)

19

97.3 ± 6.6

97.0

82.2 – 106.1

23

114.9 ± 83.3

114.2

98.1 – 136.4

<0.0001

Waist-to-hip ratio

19

0.92 ± 0.07

0.94

0.8 – 1.01

23

1.03 ± 0.06

1.03

0.91 – 1.17

<0.0001

Serum Glucose (mmol/L)

19

4.9 ± 0.4

4.9

3.8 – 5.3

23

5.4 ± 0.8

5.3

4.4 – 6.9

0.0071

Seminal Glucose (mmol/L)

19

1.87 ± 0.69

1.65

0.96 – 3.69

23

1.54 ± 0.38

1.69

0.69 – 1.99

0.0747

Serum Insulin (mIU/L)

19

5.5 ± 1.8

6.2

3.2 – 9.2

23

12.5 ± 5.8

12.4

4.3 – 32.0

<0.0001

Seminal Insulin* (mIU/L)

19

208.8 ± 98.2

162.5

128.7 – 439.4

23

517.6 ± 256.5

476

175.9 – 1060

<0.0001

Serum Leptin (ng/ml)

19

4.1 ± 2.4

4.5

1.4 – 8.7

23

8.8 ± 8.5

8.6

1.4 – 38.6

0.0187

Seminal Leptin (ng/ml)

19

5.6 ± 3.8

5.0

1.4 – 18.7

23

12.9 ± 9.1

12.5

1.4 – 34.3

0.0016

  1. All statistical analysis done via Student t-test except * = Mann–Whitney tests.
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