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Table 2 Demographic of the patients in the study

From: Association of diabetes and obesity with sperm parameters and testosterone levels: a meta-analysis

Study

Country

Population size (cases/controls)

Age, year (cases/controls)

BMI, kg/m2 (cases/controls)

Newcastle Ottawa

Obesity

Oztekin, 2020 [2]

Turkey

62/146

31.2 ± 5.5/30.2 ± 5.2

33.4 ± 2.9/22.6 ± 1.7

8

Salas-Huetos, 2020 (1) [32]

USA

12/12

23.6 ± 0.3/23.5 ± 0.3

36.7 ± 2.3/20.4 ± 0.4

8

Salas-Huetos,A.2020 (2) [32]

USA

12/12

30.5 ± 0.1/30.3 ± 0.1

34.2 ± 0.9/21.9 ± 0.5

8

Salas-Huetos 2020 (3) [32]

USA

12/12

40.5 ± 0.4/40.8 ± 0.1

37.6 ± 2.0/23.2 ± 0.3

8

Pini, 2020 [33]

USA

5/5

41.0 ± 2.1/38.2 ± 2.2

33.0 ± 0.6/23.9 ± 0.4

6

Abbasihormozi, 2019 [22]

Iran

40/40

33 ± 0.97/33 ± 0.97

36 ± 0.80/23.3 ± 0.21

8

Chen, 2019 [34]

China

28/143

37.25 ± 7.8/35.98 ± 8.92

 

7

Taha, 2019 [35]

Egypt

96/92

35 ± 6.54/36.5 ± 7.1

-

7

Ferigolo, 2019 [36]

Brazil

27/20

-

36.9 ± 8.22/23.2 ± 1.48

6

Calderón, 2019 [37]

Spain

20/10

40 ± 8/34 ± 5

48 ± 9/24 ± 2

7

Qi, 2018 [38]

China

27/28

–

–

5

Ramaraju, 2018 [39]

India

201/437

35.2 ± 4.4/33.9 ± 4.7

–

8

Oliveira, 2017 [40]

Brazil

598/370

38.0 ± 6.4/38.3 ± 7.0

–

7

Engin-Ustun, 2018 [17]

Turkey

53/53

33.32 ± 6.64/32.21 ± 5.82

–

8

Wang, 2017 [41]

China

298/1398

32.9 ± 1.8/32.1 ± 2.0

–

7

Luque, 2017 [42]

Argentina

468/747

36.4 ± 0.2/34.9 ± 0.2

32.6 ± 0.1/23.6 ± 0.1

8

Keskin, 2017 [13]

Turkey

56/165

–

33.09 ± 3.44/22.65 ± 1.69

6

Taha, 2016 [8]

Egypt

25/81

38.5 ± 5.3/36.0 ± 4.7

–

32.7 ± 2.5/21.7 ± 1.7

7

Alshahrani, 2016 [43]

Saudi Arabia

185/75

37.37 ± 6.69/35.64 ± 6.56

34.88 ± 5.31/23.05 ± 1.34

7

Garolla, 2015 [44]

Italy

20/20

37.5 ± 9.1/34.2 ± 8.6

35.8 ± 4.0/23.5 ± 5.0

8

Samavat, 2014 [45]

Italy

23/25

39.6 ± 10.7/39.2 ± 6.2

44.3 ± 5.9/24.2 ± 1.0

8

Shuangyong, 2014 [46]

–

59/58

 

–

3

Leisegang, 2014 [47]

South Africa

23/19

37.9 ± 7.3/35.1 ± 5.9

35.8 ± 4.3/25.5 ± 2.4

8

Belloc, 2014 [48]

France

634/5799

38.0 ± 7.3/36.4 ± 6.4

–

6

La Vignera, 2012 [49]

Italy

50/50

31.5 ± 1.1/31.6 ± 1.7

–

8

Fariello, 2012 [50]

Brazil

36/82

34.3 ± 4.9/33.5 ± 6.1

–

5

Rybar, 2011 [11]

Czech Republic

16/74

32.5 ± 4.0/30.2 ± 5.9

–

6

Belloc, 2011 [51]

–

400/3415

–

–

3

Shayeb, 2011 [52]

UK

269/839

34.0 ± 5.8/32.4 ± 6.0

–

7

Paasch, 2010 [53]

Germany

245/1003

34.3 ± 0.56/27.8 ± 0.26

32.7 ± 0.19/22.5 ± 0.04

8

Martini, 2010 [54]

Argentina

155/251

36.0 ± 0.5/34.1 ± 0.4

33.2 ± 0.3/23.4 ± 0.1

7

Qin, 2007 [55]

China

17/690

39.0 ± 9.9/38.4 ± 9.9

31.4 ± 1.6/22.2 ± 1.8

8

Diabetics

Imani, 2020 [56]

Iran

30/30

33.5 ± 1.1/34.1 ± 1.5

25.51 ± 1.69/24.75 ± 1.15

7

Lu, 2017 [57]

China

30/30

Aged 21–49 years

–

8

Ghasemi, 2016 [14]

Iran

25/25

Aged 22–46 years

–

7

Singh, 2014 [58]

India

25/25

47.8 ± 3.0/44.3 ± 2.3

–

5

Verit, 2014 [59]

Turkey

40/40

31.2 ± 5.0/29.6 ± 5.0

25.6 ± 3.3/25.0 ± 3.3

8

Bhattacharya, 2014 [60]

India

52/66

36.29 ± 5.29/34.92 ± 4.58

27.68 ± 3.88/27.57 ± 3.83

7

Rama Raju, 2012 [61]

India

24/52

–

–

8

Karimi, 2012 [7]

Iran

32/35

35.84 ± 8.89/32.58 ± 5.68

–

7

Agbaje, 2007 [4]

UK

27/29

34.0 ± 2.0/32.7 ± 0.7

–

6

Baccetti, 2002 [12]

Italy

22/24

38 ± 6/37 ± 5

26 ± 4/27 ± 3

8

Ali, 1993 (1) [62]

Japan

100/100

Mean 54 years

–

6

Ali, 1993 (2) [62]

Japan

314/100

Mean 54 years

–

6

García-Díez, 1991 [63]

Spain

7/10

–

–

4

Murray, 1988 [64]

USA

8/10

23 ± 0.8/26 ± 1.7

23.2 ± 1.50/22.4 ± 1.24

5

Padrón, 1984 [65]

Spain

32/42

Mean 18.6 years (range 17 to 22 years)

–

4