Table 1.
Age, left and right testicular volume, semen analysis and FasL/cyclophilin A mRNA levels results for adolescents without varicocele (control group) and adolescents with varicocele (study group)
| Control group | Study group | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | |||
| Mean; SD | 16.9; 0.9 | 16.3; 0.9 | 0.053 |
| 95% CI | [16.5; 17.3] | [15.8; 16.8] | |
| Right testicular volume (mL) | |||
| Mean; SD | 19.8; 4.3 | 18.8; 5.0 | 0.551 |
| 95% CI | [17.7; 21.8] | [15.9; 21.7] | |
| Left testicular volume (mL) | |||
| Mean; SD | 19.4; 4.2 | 17.8; 5.1 | 0.321 |
| 95% CI | [17.4; 21.4] | [14.9; 20.7] | |
| Concentration (×106/mL) | |||
| Mean; SD | 154.8; 110.6 | 52.1; 43.2 | 0.015* |
| 95% CI | [103.0; 206.6] | [27.2; 77.0] | |
| Morphology (% normal) | |||
| Mean; SD | 8.4; 5.0 | 5.9; 4.3 | 0.143 |
| 95% CI | [6.0; 10.7] | [3.4; 8.4] | |
| Motility (a + b, %) | |||
| Mean; SD | 69.3; 7.0 | 68.1; 12.9 | 0.737 |
| 95% CI | [66.0; 72.6] | [60.7; 75.6] | |
| FasL/cyclophilin A | |||
| Mean; SD | 3.43; 3.05 | 10.09; 15.08 | 0.034* |
| 95% CI | [2.00; 4.85] | [1.38; 18.80] | |
SD standard deviation
95% CI 95% confidence interval of the mean
*—statistically significant difference (p<α)