Research Article
The Impact of Heat Exposure, Obesity, and Physical Activity on Sperm Quality: An Observational Study
Table 1
Summary of research subject characteristics.
| Variable | Frequency | % (n = 60) |
| Age (years) | 20–30 | 21 | 35 | 31–40 | 31 | 51.7 | >40 | 8 | 13.3 | Education (years) | <12 | 8 | 13.3 | >12 | 52 | 86.7 | High-temperature exposure (minutes per week) | Not exposed (<75) | 43 | 71.7 | Low exposure (75–150) | 6 | 10 | Medium exposure (150–225) | 8 | 13.3 | High exposure (>225) | 3 | 5 | BMI (kg/m2) | Normal weight (18–24.9) | 32 | 53.3 | Overweight (25–29.9) | 12 | 20 | Obesitas class 1 (30–34.9) | 15 | 25 | Obesitas class 2 (35–39.9) | 1 | 1.7 | Physical activity (MET minutes per week) | Low (600) | 31 | 51.7 | Medium (>600–3,000) | 20 | 33.3 | High (>3,000) | 9 | 15 |
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Note: BMI: body mass index, MET: Metabolic equivalent of task.
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