Table 1. Comparison of sperm quality among the groups of different cancer types.
Variablea | Malignancy type | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Testicular (n=17) | Lymphoma (n=22) | Others (n=23) | Pb | |
Sperm concentration (×106 ml−1) | 38.4±38.3 | 69.4±51.1 | 80.7±58.8 | 0.04 |
Motility (%) | 35.7±19.9 | 42.5±11.7 | 39.4±17 | 0.6 |
Post-thaw progressive motile concentration (×106 ml−1) | 2.7±4.7 | 6.6±2.8 | 3.3±3 | 0.2 |
Values given as mean±s.d.
Analysis of variance comparing the three groups.