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. 2012 Nov 20;12(4):479–484. doi: 10.12816/0003174

Table 2:

Seminal parameters (i.e. concentrations, active motility, sluggish, immotile, or containing pus cells) in various groups. Means sharing a common letter do not differ significantly. Others differ significantly (P <0.05).

Group N Pus cells/HPF Sperm Concentration Active Motility (%) Sluggish Motility (%) Immotile (%)
Az* 203 3.25 (0.26) a 0.00 (0.00) a 0.00 (0.00) a 0.00 (0.00) a 0.00 (0.00) a
Ol 353 3.10 (0.19) ab 6.99 (0.35) b 29.16 (0.96) b 15.25 (0.51) b 55.59 (1.07) b
As 535 4.26 (0.17) c 50.11 (2.12) c 17.77 (0.49) c 11.67 (0.29) c 70.57 (0.61) c
Oas§ 159 4.35 (0.34) cd 4.45 (0.42) d 14.50 (0.86) d 12.14 (0.56) cd 73.36 (1.18) d
T¦ 37 7.43 (0.43) e 5.64 (1.15) bde 17.73 (3.22) cde 10.73 (1.27) cde 71.54 (4.08) cde
N** 221 3.29 (0.28) abf 87.49 (3.51) f 46.61 (1.27) f 11.29 (0.41) cdef 42.10 (1.28) f
P†† 13 3.85 (1.44) abcdfg 402.23 (39.70) g 55.92 (4.19) g 8.85 (1.62) cdefg 35.23 (3.07) g
F‡‡ 97 2.98 (0.04) abfg 102.12 (1.34) h 60.01 (0.58) g 10.94 (1.38) cdefg 28.85 (0.28) h

HPF = high power field;

Az*= azoospermic;

Ol= oligozoospermic;

As= asthenozoospermic;

Oas§= oligoasthenozoospermic;

T¦= teratozoospermic;

N**= normozoospermic;

P††= polyzoospermic;

F‡‡= proven fathers.