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Scazzone C.
Body mass index and impact on semen quality of men attending an infertility clinic
Background: The reproductive consequences of lifestyle factors in men are still controversial. In this prospective study, we verified the impact of body mass index alterations on semen parameters of patients who attended an infertility clinic. Materials and Methods: Semen samples from 156 subjects aged 22 to 53 years were analyzed. Smokers were categorized as mild (≤ 10 cigarettes/day), moderate (10-20 cigarettes/day”) and heavy smokers (> 20 cigarettes/day”). Men were grouped based upon calculated body mass index values (underweight, <18.5 Kg/m2; normal, 18.5-24.9 Kg/m2; overweight, 25-29.9 Kg/m2; obese, ≥ 30 Kg/m2). The data collected included patient height and weight, semen volume…
Erratum: Corrigendum to “Procalcitonin and community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in children” (Clinica Chimica Acta (2015) 451(Part B) (215–218) (S0009898115004404) (10.1016/j.cca.2015.09.031))
The authors regret that the authors’ names in the original article appear, as reported, in the wrong form, which follows: Bivona Giulia, Agnello Luisa, Scazzone Concetta, Lo Sasso Bruna, Bellia Chiara, Ciaccio Marcello. The correct form is: Giulia (first name) Bivona (last name), Luisa (first name) Agnello (surname), Concetta (first name) Scazzone (surname), Bruna (first name) Lo Sasso (surname), Chiara (first name) Bellia (surname), Marcello (first name) Ciaccio (last name). The authors would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused.