Purpose: The aim of the present study is to evaluate the association of metabolic and glycemic variables with semen parameters in patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) with and without erectile dysfunction (ED). Methods: The study population included 88 adults with T1D using a continuous glucose monitoring, of whom 28 with ED (ED group) and 60 without it (NO ED group). All men completed the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-5) and underwent body composition analysis (BIA) and semen analysis. Results: ED group showed worse HbA1c levels [median (IQR), 8.4 (7.7, 9.9) vs 7.4 (7, 8.2) %, P < 0.001)], higher insulin dose [60 (51, 65) vs 45 (38, 56) UI/die, P = 0.004)] and a higher total body water and intracellular water as compared with ED group. Men in the ED group presented higher semen volume [2.8 (2.6, 4.2) vs 2.5 (2.2, 2.7) mL, P < 0.001] and sperm concentration [24 (19, 29) vs 20 (12, 23) mil/mL, P = 0.010], but reduced sperm progressive motility [28 (25, 35) vs 35 (25, 36) %, P = 0.011], higher rate of non-progressive motility [15 (10, 15) vs 10 (5, 10) %, P < 0.001] and higher rate of typical morphology [7(5, 8) vs 5 (4, 5) %, P = 0.001]. Based on multivariate logistic regression analysis performed to assess the association between clinical variables and ED, intracellular water (OR 3.829, 95% CI 1.205, 12.163, P = 0.023) resulted as the only independent predictor of ED. Conclusion: Men with T1D and ED showed worse metabolic profile which is associated with poor semen quality, as compared with those without ED.

Semen quality and metabolic profile in people with type 1 diabetes with and without erectile dysfunction: a cross-sectional study / Longo, M.; Caruso, P.; Varro, C.; Tomasuolo, M.; Cirillo, P.; Scappaticcio, L.; Romano, L.; Arcaniolo, D.; Maiorino, M. I.; Bellastella, G.; De Sio, M.; Esposito, K.. - In: JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION. - ISSN 1720-8386. - 47:7(2024), pp. 1787-1795. [10.1007/s40618-023-02285-z]

Semen quality and metabolic profile in people with type 1 diabetes with and without erectile dysfunction: a cross-sectional study

Scappaticcio, L.;Romano, L.
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Arcaniolo, D.;Maiorino, M. I.;
2024

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Purpose: The aim of the present study is to evaluate the association of metabolic and glycemic variables with semen parameters in patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) with and without erectile dysfunction (ED). Methods: The study population included 88 adults with T1D using a continuous glucose monitoring, of whom 28 with ED (ED group) and 60 without it (NO ED group). All men completed the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-5) and underwent body composition analysis (BIA) and semen analysis. Results: ED group showed worse HbA1c levels [median (IQR), 8.4 (7.7, 9.9) vs 7.4 (7, 8.2) %, P < 0.001)], higher insulin dose [60 (51, 65) vs 45 (38, 56) UI/die, P = 0.004)] and a higher total body water and intracellular water as compared with ED group. Men in the ED group presented higher semen volume [2.8 (2.6, 4.2) vs 2.5 (2.2, 2.7) mL, P < 0.001] and sperm concentration [24 (19, 29) vs 20 (12, 23) mil/mL, P = 0.010], but reduced sperm progressive motility [28 (25, 35) vs 35 (25, 36) %, P = 0.011], higher rate of non-progressive motility [15 (10, 15) vs 10 (5, 10) %, P < 0.001] and higher rate of typical morphology [7(5, 8) vs 5 (4, 5) %, P = 0.001]. Based on multivariate logistic regression analysis performed to assess the association between clinical variables and ED, intracellular water (OR 3.829, 95% CI 1.205, 12.163, P = 0.023) resulted as the only independent predictor of ED. Conclusion: Men with T1D and ED showed worse metabolic profile which is associated with poor semen quality, as compared with those without ED.
2024
Semen quality and metabolic profile in people with type 1 diabetes with and without erectile dysfunction: a cross-sectional study / Longo, M.; Caruso, P.; Varro, C.; Tomasuolo, M.; Cirillo, P.; Scappaticcio, L.; Romano, L.; Arcaniolo, D.; Maiorino, M. I.; Bellastella, G.; De Sio, M.; Esposito, K.. - In: JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION. - ISSN 1720-8386. - 47:7(2024), pp. 1787-1795. [10.1007/s40618-023-02285-z]
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