title: Body mass index vis-à-vis total sperm count in attendees of a single andrology clinic.
abstract: In this large series of 349 unselected men, no significant relationship between body mass index and total sperm count was found. Thus, the association of body mass index and sperm count reported in some studies was not confirmed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Elena Venizelou Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Stamatina C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Nicopoulou
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Elena Venizelou Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alexiou
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Elena Venizelou Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Michalakis
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Elena Venizelou Hospital, Athens, Greece. Electronic address: iiliasmd@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ilias
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Elena Venizelou Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Evangelia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Venaki
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Elena Venizelou Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Eftychia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Koukkou
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Elena Venizelou Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Georgios
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mitios
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Elena Venizelou Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Evagelia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Billa
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Elena Venizelou Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Dimitrios A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Adamopoulos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013076:Sperm Count