Table 3.
Correlations of age with conventional semen parameters, DNA fragmentation and poor chromatin packaging in OAT patients and controls
| Volume (ml) | Sperm Concentration (X106/ml) | Morphologically normal sperm (%) | Total progressive motility (%) | DNA fragmentation (% TUNEL positive spermatozoa) | % Chromomycin A3 positive spermatozoa | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients | Age (Years) | r = −0.319* | r = 0.258* | r = −0.418* | r = −0.294* | r = 0.558* | r = 0.493* |
| (n = 61) | P = 0.012 | P = 0.045 | P = 0.001 | P = 0.022 | P < 0.001 | P < 0.001 | |
| Controls | Age (Years) | r = 0.060 | r = −0.266 | r = −0.150 | r = −0.206 | r = −0.105 | r = −0.021 |
| (n = 49) | P = 0.682 | P = 0.065 | P = 0.304 | P = 0.155 | P = 0.472 | P = 0.884 |
*P < 0.05