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Semen Quality in Chinese College Students: Associations With Depression and Physical Activity in a Cross-Sectional Study.
Psychosomatic Medicine 2018 July
OBJECTIVE: Behavioral and psychosocial factors have been associated with a decline of the quality of semen. However, the relationship of depression and physical activity (PA) with semen quality remains unclear.
METHODS: Data were obtained from 587 young male Chinese college students in June 2013. Participants completed a questionnaire assessing life-style factors, the Zung self-rated depression scale, and three items related to PA. They underwent a physical examination and provided a semen sample and a blood sample for reproductive hormones (testosterone, estrogen, progesterone, follicle-stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone, and prolactin).
RESULTS: Men with high depression scores (n = 63, 10.7%) had lower sperm concentration (M (SD) = 66.9 (74.5) versus 72.6 (56.9) [10/ml], p = .043) and total sperm count (M (SD) = 241.6 (299.7) versus 257.0 (204.0) [10], p = .024) than nondepressed men. Participants with low PA levels (n = 99, 16.9%) had lower total sperm count (M (SD) = 204.4 (153.7) versus 265.8 (225.8) [10/ml], p = .017) than participants with higher activity levels. After adjusting for potential confounders, depressed men had 18.90% (95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.14%-33.47%) lower sperm concentration and 21.84% (95% CI = 3.39%-36.90%) lower total sperm count than nondepressed men. Men with low PA levels had 23.03% (95% CI = 2.80%-46.89%) lower total sperm count than physically active participants. An interaction effect between depression and PA on sperm concentration was detected (p = .033). There were no significant associations of depression and PA with reproductive hormones (p > .05).
CONCLUSIONS: Depression and low levels of PA are associated with lower levels of semen quality, which may have implications for reproductive health.
METHODS: Data were obtained from 587 young male Chinese college students in June 2013. Participants completed a questionnaire assessing life-style factors, the Zung self-rated depression scale, and three items related to PA. They underwent a physical examination and provided a semen sample and a blood sample for reproductive hormones (testosterone, estrogen, progesterone, follicle-stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone, and prolactin).
RESULTS: Men with high depression scores (n = 63, 10.7%) had lower sperm concentration (M (SD) = 66.9 (74.5) versus 72.6 (56.9) [10/ml], p = .043) and total sperm count (M (SD) = 241.6 (299.7) versus 257.0 (204.0) [10], p = .024) than nondepressed men. Participants with low PA levels (n = 99, 16.9%) had lower total sperm count (M (SD) = 204.4 (153.7) versus 265.8 (225.8) [10/ml], p = .017) than participants with higher activity levels. After adjusting for potential confounders, depressed men had 18.90% (95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.14%-33.47%) lower sperm concentration and 21.84% (95% CI = 3.39%-36.90%) lower total sperm count than nondepressed men. Men with low PA levels had 23.03% (95% CI = 2.80%-46.89%) lower total sperm count than physically active participants. An interaction effect between depression and PA on sperm concentration was detected (p = .033). There were no significant associations of depression and PA with reproductive hormones (p > .05).
CONCLUSIONS: Depression and low levels of PA are associated with lower levels of semen quality, which may have implications for reproductive health.
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