Interactive Effects of Unhealthy Lifestyle Behaviors on Testicular Function among Healthy Adult Men
A Cross-Sectional Study in Taiwan
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Recently, the role of lifestyle factors in testicular function has developed into a growing area of interest. Based on cross-sectional data on 3283 Taiwanese men, we investigated whether interactive effects of unhealthy lifestyle behaviors were associated with testicular function. The men were recruited from a private screening institute between 2009 and 2015. Lifestyle behaviors (smoking, alcohol drinking, physical activity (PA), sleeping habits, and diet) were obtained by a validated self-reported questionnaire. The men provided a semen sample and had blood drawn for sex hormone measurement. Men who smoked and drank had higher testosterone (T) levels (β = 0.81, p p = 0.03). Those who drank and did not get enough sleep or had high Western dietary pattern scores had elevated T levels-by 0.60 ng/mL ( p = 0.005) or 0.45 ng/mL ( p = 0.02), respectively. Light PA and insomnia were associated with decreased T levels-by 0.64 ng/mL ( p p = 0.04). Awareness and recognition of the long-term impact of lifestyle behaviors and better lifestyle choices may help to optimize the chance of conception amongst couples
Cross-sectional study · Testosterone (patch · Demography · Hormonal and reproductive studies · Medicine · Reproductive Health and Technologies · Sperm and Testicular Function · Internal Medicine
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