Does Obesity Negatively Impact Semen Quality? A Cross-Sectional Study in Population of Rahim Yar Khan

Obesity and Semen Quality

  • Rukhsana Tumrani Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Pathology, Shalamar Medical & Dental College, Lahore Pakistan
  • Syed Atif Hussain Associate Professor, Department of Urology, Sheikh Zayed Hospital, Rahim Yar Khan Pakistan
  • Mahnoor Chaudhry Senior Demonstrator, Department of Microbiology, Shalamar Medical & Dental College, Lahore Pakistan
  • Sana Mustafa Post Graduate Resident, Department of Microbiology, Lahore General Hospital, Lahore Pakistan
  • Zainab Tufail Senior Demonstrator, Department of Pathology, Sialkot Medical College, Sialkot Pakistan
  • Seerat Fatima-Tu-Zahra Senior Demonstrator, Department of Microbiology, Shalamar Medical & Dental College, Lahore Pakistan
Keywords: Obesity, Body mass index (BMI), Semen parameters, Semen quality

Abstract

Background: Among males of reproductive age, the prevalence of obesity has increased significantly, and it has been found to have adverse effects on the quality of sperm parameters affecting male fertility. Objective: To determine the correlation of high Body mass index(kg/m2) with semen parameters among infertile males. Study Design: Observational cross-sectional. Settings: Urology department, Sheikh Zayed Hospital, Rahim Yar Khan Pakistan. Duration: February 2022 to January 2024. Methods: Males aged between 20 to 45 years visiting outdoor clinics for workup of infertility with BMI ≥25kg/m2 were included. Males with BMI <25kg/m2, seropositive for HIV, with a history of chronic medical conditions, and on medications affecting semen quality were all excluded. Semen reference limits have been used provided by WHO. SPSS version 25 was used for data entry and analysis. A p value of less than 0.05 was considered significant. Results: The mean age of study subjects was 31.25±8.234years. A statistically significant negative correlation with P-value: 0.004 and r=-0.801 of sperm concentration (millions/ml) was found concerning BMI kg/m2. Low sperm concentration <15millions/ml found in 31(21.08%) study subjects having BMI ≤30 kg/m2 and in 61(41.49%) study subjects with BMI >30kg/m2. While 42(28.57%) were having sperm concentration >15millions/ml in subgroup BMI ≤30kg/m2 and 13(8.84%) subjects with high BMI >30kg/m2 were having sperm concentration >15millions/ml. Conclusion: On the basis of our study, it is concluded that high BMI negatively correlates with sperm concentration. No correlation was found between high BMI and other semen parameters such as total sperm number, motility, morphology, and vitality.

Published
2025-06-30
How to Cite
Tumrani, R., Hussain, S. A., Chaudhry, M., Mustafa, S., Tufail, Z., & Fatima-Tu-Zahra, S. (2025). Does Obesity Negatively Impact Semen Quality? A Cross-Sectional Study in Population of Rahim Yar Khan: Obesity and Semen Quality. Annals of Punjab Medical College, 19(2), 89-93. https://doi.org/10.29054/apmc/2025.1670