Table 6.
Comparison statistics between UAE and Other Middle East Countries.
| Parameters | UAE and Other ME Countries |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UAE |
Other Middle East |
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| Mean | Standard Deviation | Median | n | Mean | Standard Deviation | Median | n | |
| Age at Test (years) | 36.8 | 8.4 | 36.0 | 21649 | 38.1 | 7.0 | 37.0 | 5261 |
| Weight (kg) | 87.24 | 17.73 | 85.00 | 19438 | 91.34 | 17.65 | 89.00 | 4643 |
| Height (cm) | 172.3 | 6.5 | 172.0 | 20319 | 174.5 | 7.2 | 175.0 | 4834 |
| BMI | 29.38 | 5.82 | 28.41 | 19364 | 29.96 | 5.34 | 29.06 | 4622 |
| Semen pH | 7.69 | 0.37 | 7.50 | 19846 | 7.71 | 0.40 | 7.50 | 4750 |
| Liquefaction time (mins.) | 30.42 | 21.73 | 30.00 | 20174 | 30.23 | 17.56 | 30.00 | 4818 |
| Volume (ml) | 2.53 | 1.49 | 2.00 | 20966 | 2.70 | 1.46 | 2.50 | 5015 |
| Sperm Concentration (M/ml) | 65.07 | 56.33 | 54.00 | 19426 | 53.55 | 51.94 | 41.00 | 4550 |
| Total sperm count (x106) | 163.93 | 176.57 | 112.50 | 19401 | 141.88 | 158.91 | 92.25 | 4545 |
| Progressive Motility AB (%) | 40.38 | 19.69 | 40.00 | 19175 | 38.64 | 19.88 | 39.00 | 4444 |
| Non-Progressive Motility C (%) | 8.06 | 6.66 | 6.50 | 19149 | 9.28 | 8.08 | 7.00 | 4437 |
| Immotile D (%) | 51.50 | 19.93 | 50.50 | 19151 | 51.97 | 20.26 | 50.50 | 4440 |
| Total Motility (%) | 48.49 | 19.92 | 49.50 | 19148 | 47.95 | 20.24 | 49.50 | 4440 |
| Normal Morphology (%) | 8.1 | 11.0 | 3.0 | 16425 | 8.2 | 11.1 | 3.0 | 3687 |
| Vitality (%) | 16.3 | 25.9 | 2.5 | 44 | 16.9 | 16.9 | 12.0 | 19 |