Table 1.
Socio-demographic and clinical and laboratory characteristics of the participants
| Variable | Mean | SD | Minimum | Maximum | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 40.24 | ± 7.91 | 23 | 63 | |
| Infertility duration (years) | 7.42 | ± 5.73 | 1 | 29 | |
| Height (cm) | 174.39 | ± 7.50 | 160 | 190 | |
| Weight (Kg) | 84.77 | ± 14.25 | 55 | 105 | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.90 | ± 4.49 | 17.6 | 31 | |
| Semen volume (ml) | 3.46 | ± 1.67 | 0.4 | 12 | |
| Semen PH | 7.52 | ± 0.062 | 7.5 | 7.8 | |
| Sperm concentration (106/ ml) | 53.50 | ± 43.85 | 5.5 | 190 | |
| TMC count (106) / ml | 24.01 | ± 13.79 | 1 | 107 | |
| TMC count (106)/ ejaculate | 82.73 | ± 64.74 | 2 | 643 | |
| Motility (%) | 38.86 | ± 17.65 | 5 | 65 | |
| Progressive motility (%) | 8.76 | ± 4.64 | 1 | 25 | |
| Vitality (%) | 55.57 | ± 16.25 | 20 | 78 | |
| Abnormal forms (%) | 94.33 | ± 3.78 | 82 | 100 | |
| Leukocyte count (106 / ml) | 0.2 | ± 0.06 | 0 | 40 | |
| SDFI (%) | 18.41 | ± 15.38 | 2 | 80 | |
| Seminal plasma vaspin (ng/ml) | 0.72 | ± 0.38 | 0.15 | 1.78 | |
| Seminal plasma visfatin (ng/ml) | 20.50 | ± 7.51 | 10 | 57 | |
| number | percentage | ||||
| Occupation | Risky | 15 | 16.7% | ||
| Non-risky | 75 | 83.3% | |||
| Special habits | Smoker | 12 | 13.3% | ||
| Non-smoker | 78 | 86.7% | |||
| Varicocele | No | 42 | 46.7% | ||
| Left | 14 | 15.5% | |||
| Bilateral | 34 | 37.8% | |||
| DNA integrity | Normal (SDFI ≤ 15%) | 33 | 36.7% | ||
| Medium (15% < SDFI < 30%) | 29 | 32.2% | |||
| Abnormal (SDFI ≥ 30%) | 28 | 31.1% | |||
N.B. ± SD (standard deviation) or frequency (%)
BMI Body mass index, SDFI Sperm DNA fragmentation index, TMC Total motile count