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Lauren A Wise1, Tanran R Wang1, Sinna Pilgaard Ulrichsen2,3
1Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
Human reproduction (Oxford, England)
|December 16, 2024
概括
男性的体力活动 (PA) 水平与受孕率没有一致的联系. 然而,使用软座椅骑自行车可能会降低男性的生育能力,特别是那些BMI较高的人.
科学领域:
- 生殖健康 生殖健康
- 男人的生育能力 男人的生育能力
- 身体活动研究 身体活动研究
背景情况:
- 现有研究表明,适度的体力活动 (PA) 可能会提高男性生育能力,而充满活力的PA,尤其是骑自行车,可能会有害.
- 本研究研究了男性PA与生育能力之间的关联,考虑了不同类型和强度的活动.
研究的目的:
- 确定男性体力活动 (PA) 与生育能力相关的程度,定义为每周期受孕概率.
- 探索特定PA行为 (如骑自行车) 与男性生育能力结果之间的潜在联系.
主要方法:
- 这项研究分析了来自两个预孕队伍 (SnartForaeldre.dk和怀孕研究在线) 的4921名男性的数据.
- 参与者在基线报告了PA水平和骑自行车的习惯 (包括座位类型).
- 通过后续问卷来评估生育能力,统计模型估计了生育率.
主要成果:
- 总的来说,强烈的,中度的或总的PA与队列中的生育能力没有一致的关联.
- 使用"软,舒适的座椅"骑自行车显示出与生育能力的反向关联 (FRs在0.75到0.81之间).
- 这种关联在BMI≥25 kg/m2的男性中更为明显,而"硬,赛车式的座位"没有显示这种关联.
结论:
- 怀孕前的PA水平与男性生育能力没有一致的联系.
- 有线证据表明,使用软座椅骑自行车可能会降低生育能力,特别是在BMI较高的男性中.
- 需要进一步的研究来探索骑自行车,座位类型和BMI对男性生育能力的具体影响.
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