Table 2.
Prevalence of fragmentation, morphology, and abnormal fish in men with normal/abnormal semen parameters
| Abnormal Sperm Density & Motility |
Normal Sperm Density & Motility |
P – value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 38.0 +/− 6.6 | 37.4 +/− 5.4 | 0.535 |
| SM% | 1.45% +/− 1.47 | 2.56% +/− 1.93 | 0.001 |
| Density | 13.6 +/− 19.3 | 57.7 +/− 35.3 | <0.001 |
| Motility | 30.5 +/− 19.4 | 59.9 +/− 11.2 | <0.001 |
| Sex Disomy (%) | 0.01 +/− 0.01 | 0.10% +/− 0.80 | 0.361 |
| 18 Disomy (%) | 0.23% +/− 0.53 | 0.14% +/− 0.34 | 0.267 |
| 13 & 21 Disomy (%) | 0.36% +/− 0.91 | 0.18% +/− 0.29 | 0.132 |
|
Men with Sex
Chromosome Disomy (%) |
62.3% (n=40) | 44.7% (n=34) | 0.042 |
|
Men with Chromosome
18 Disomy (%) |
37.5% (n=24) | 35.5% (n=27) | 0.861 |
|
Men with Chromosomes
13/21 Disomy (%) |
56.3% (n=36) | 44.7% (n=34) | 0.235 |