Table 1.

Mean (±SD) sperm %AB staining, %IAF fluorescence, %DFI, and %HDS in the IUI patients and controls

Subgroup	IUI	Ctl	p-valuea
n	102	15
Concentration (million/ml)	76 ± 59	176 ± 228	0.0011
Progressive motility (%)	55 ± 23	64 ± 11	>0.05
%AB staining	17 ± 10	12 ± 9	>0.05
%IAF fluorescence	17 ± 10	8 ± 6	0.0009
%DFI	10 ± 7	6 ± 3	>0.05
%HDS	5 ± 3	6 ± 3	>0.05

Values are means ± SD

AB aniline blue staining (percentage of dark staining), IAF iodoacetimide fluorescence (percentage of intense fluorescence), DFI DNA fragmentation index, HDS high DNA stainability

^aMann–Whitney rank sum test