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. 2013 Aug 5;15(6):790–794. doi: 10.1038/aja.2013.81

Table 2. Prognostic accuracy of sperm DNA fragmentation to predict outcome after IVF/ICSI.

Statistical characteristics Pregnant Non-pregnant P value
DNA fragmentation (%) 18.90±7.71 21.61±11.59 0.102
Area under ROC curve (95% CI) 0.546 (0.450–0.642)  
Cutoff (%) 25.5 0.029
Sensitivity (%) 86.2  
Specificity (%) 28.9  
Positive predictive value (%) 48.7  
Negative predictive value (%) 72.7  

Abbreviations: ICSI, intracytoplasmic sperm injection; IVF, in vitro fertilisation; ROC, receiver operating characteristic.