Table 3.
Seminal antioxidant status and MDA concentrations of the different studied groups
| Parameters | Fertile (n = 60) | Astheno (n = 74) | Oligo (n = 56) | Terato (60) | P-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fertile Vs. Astheno | Fertile Vs. Oligo | Fertile VS. Terato | |||||
| Zinc (mg/l) | 144 ± 42.13 | 122 ± 34.69 | 120.51 ± 25.33 | 126 ± 24.82 | 0.02 | 0.008 | 0.04 |
| Mean ± SD Min-Max | 49.00-239 | 54.00-190 | 46.52-94.55 | 52-200 | |||
| Selenium (μg/l) | 64 ± 20.64 | 56.00 ± 22.81 | 55.00 ± 21.44 | 57.00 ± 24.31 | NS | NS | NS |
| Mean Min-Max | 44.00-84.00 | 30.00-72.00 | 41.00-69.00 | 36.00-76.00 | |||
| GSHt (μmol/l) | 57.00 ± 19.54 | 38.41 ± 23.92 | 52.86 ± 7.08 | 45.77 ± 17.62 | < 0.001 | NS | 0.002 |
| Mean ± SD Min-Max | 25.63-99.55 | 7.18-96.84 | 43.88-60.86 | 14.22-68.45 | |||
| GSSG (μmol/l) | 22.81 ± 13.38 | 21.89 ± 12.67 | 24.84 ± 11.75 | 9.74 ± 5.82 | NS | NS | < 0.001 |
| Mean ± SD Min-Max | 0.00-55.19 | 2.63-79.07 | 8.82-43.86 | 2.27-35.53 | |||
| GSHr | 34.27 ± 14.91 | 16.63 ± 12.83 | 28.00 ± 14.22 | 36.00 ± 16.71 | < 0.001 | NS | NS |
| Mean ± SD Min-Max | 19.00-55.00 | 13.00-31.00 | 13.85-43.00 | 19.00-42.00 | |||
| MDA (μmol/l) | 2.30 ± 0.94 | 3.52 ± 1.93 | 3.21 ± 1.37 | 3.64 ± 1.73 | 0.002 | 0.004 | < 0.001 |
| Mean ± SD Min-Max | 1.37-2.33 | 2.21-4.83 | 2.28-4.29 | 2.66-4.68 | |||
Note: Astheno = Asthenozoospermics, Oligo = Oligozoospermics, Terato = Teratozoospermics, GSHt = Total glutathione, GSSG = Oxidized glutathione, GSHr = reduced glutathione, MDA = Malondialdehyde acid, Max = maximum, Min = minimum, ml = millilitre, SD = Standard Deviation, NS = Not significant. Data are expressed as means ± SD. P ≤ 0.05 = significant.