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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Endocrinol.
Sec. Reproduction
Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fendo.2025.1495470
This article is part of the Research Topic Lifestyle and Environmental Factors and Human Fertility View all 13 articles
The Association between Glycated Hemoglobin, Physical Activity and Infertility: A Multiple logistic Regression and Mediation Analysis Based on the NHANCE Database
Provisionally accepted- 1 Reproductive Medicine Center, Affiliated Jinyang Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, China
- 2 Reproductive Medicine Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
To determine the relationship between physical activity (PA) patterns and infertility among women in the United States and to ascertain whether glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) influences this association.A cross-sectional study of PA patterns and infertility was conducted. The PA classification was based on two categories: recreational PA and work-related PA. The subgroups were classified as inactive, less active, or active. We conducted data analysis via both multiple logistic regression analysis and mediation analysis.
Keywords: physical activity (PA), activity patterns, Infertility, Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), Mediation
Received: 12 Sep 2024; Accepted: 10 Mar 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Chen, Zhu, Mou, Zhao and Huang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
Shuyun Zhao, Reproductive Medicine Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
Guanyou Huang, Reproductive Medicine Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
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