Air pollution and decreased semen quality: A comparative study of Chongqing urban and rural areas

被引:115
作者
Zhou, Niya [1 ]
Cui, Zhihong [1 ]
Yang, Sanming [2 ]
Han, Xue [1 ]
Chen, Gangcai [2 ]
Zhou, Ziyuan [1 ]
Zhai, Chongzhi [2 ]
Ma, Mingfu [3 ,4 ]
Li, Lianbing [3 ,4 ]
Cai, Min [4 ]
Lie, Yafei [5 ]
Ao, Lin [1 ]
Shu, Weiqun [6 ]
Liu, Jinyi [1 ]
Cao, Jia [1 ]
机构
[1] Third Mil Med Univ, Inst Toxicol, Coll Prevent Med, Chongqing 400038, Peoples R China
[2] Chongqing Environm Sci Res Inst, Chongqing, Peoples R China
[3] Natl Hlth & Family Planning Commiss, Key Lab Birth Defects & Reprod Hlth, Chongqing, Peoples R China
[4] Chongqing Populat & Family Planning Sci & Technol, Chongqing, Peoples R China
[5] Third Mil Med Univ, Dept Epidemiol, Coll Prevent Med, Chongqing 400038, Peoples R China
[6] Third Mil Med Univ, Dept Environm Hyg, Coll Prevent Med, Chongqing 400038, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
PM10; SO2; NO2; Regional variation; Semen quality; Urban area; Rural area; REGIONAL DIFFERENCES; PARTICULATE MATTER; SULFUR-DIOXIDE; HUMAN-SPERM; EXPOSURE; MEN; METABOLITES; HYDROCARBON; DAMAGE;
D O I
10.1016/j.envpol.2013.12.030
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
To investigate the association and effects of air pollution level on male semen quality in urban and rural areas, this study examines the outdoor concentrations of particulate matter (PM10), sulfur dioxide (SO2), nitrous dioxide (NO2) and semen quality outcomes for 1346 volunteers in both urban and rural areas in Chongqing, China. We found the urban area has a higher pollution level than the rural area, contrasted with better semen quality in the rural residents, especially for sperm morphology and computer assistant semen analysis (CASA) motility parameters. A multivariate linear regression analysis demonstrates that concentrations of PM10, SO2, and NO2 significantly and negatively are associated with normal sperm morphology percentage (P < 0.001) and sperm kinetic parameters. In conclusion, exposure to higher concentrations of PM10, SO2, and NO2 in urban ambient air may account for worse semen quality in urban males. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:145 / 152
页数:8
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