Table 2. Descriptive statistics of normal and abnormal sperm parameters.
| Descriptive statistics | NS | DH | MAC | MIC | LH | PG | DG | LT | ST | BT | FT | DCT | SCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of values | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Minimum | 29.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 11.0 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 25% Percentile | 30.5 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 12.2 | 5.5 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 |
| Median | 33.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 21.0 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 |
| 75% Percentile | 42.0 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 10.2 | 27.2 | 10.0 | 6.0 | 1.1 | 12.7 | 6.2 | 3.7 | 3.0 |
| Maximum | 43.5 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 10.5 | 32.5 | 12.0 | 6.0 | 1.1 | 16.0 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 3.0 |
| Mean | 35.6 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 8.2 | 20.0 | 7.5 | 4.4 | 0.6 | 7.9 | 5.5 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
| Std. Deviation | 6.1 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 8.4 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 5.1 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| Std. Error of Mean | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| Coefficient of variation (%) | 17.2 | 38.2 | – | 138.3 | 25.4 | 42.2 | 37.4 | 42.1 | 91.5 | 64.8 | 14.4 | 68.1 | 70.6 |
Notes.
Sperm morphology parameters (%)
- NS
- Normal spermatozoa
- DH
- Degenerate head
- MAC
- Macrocephaly
- MIC
- Microcephaly
- LH
- Loose head
- PG
- Proximal gout
- DG
- Distal gout
- LT
- Loose tail
- ST
- Short tail
- BT
- Broken tail
- FT
- Folded tail
- DCT
- Distally curled tail
- SCT
- Strongly curled tail