High body mass index and weight gain linked to reduced penile length
- Researchers assessed the erected and non-erected penis size in Italian men.
- Number of individuals: 4685 Italian men
- Time range: January 2019 to January 2000
- Erect lengths and circumferences were measured in both erected and non-erected states.
- They measured from the lower base to the distal penile tip.
- Mean non-erected penis length: 9.47 cm
- Mean non-erected penis circumference: 9.59 cm
- Mean erected penis length: 16.78 cm
- Mean erected penis circumference: 12.03 cm
- Linear analysis revealed that height is associated with penis length and erected penis circumference.
- High body mass index is associated with reduced erected penis length.
- Weight gain is also associated with the reduction of non-erected penis length.
Source:
Di Mauro, M., Tonioni, C., Cocci, A., Kluth, L. A., Russo, G. I., Gomez Rivas, J., Cacciamani, G., Cito, G., Morelli, G., Polloni, G., di Maida, F., Giunti, D., & Trauma, Reconstructive Urology, Men’s Health Working Parties of the European Association of Urology (EAU) Young Academic Urologists (YAU) (2021). Penile length and circumference dimensions: A large study in young Italian men. Andrologia, e14053. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/and.14053
