Table 3.
Concentrations of La, Ce, Eu, Gd and Ca in semen of nondrinkers, moderate drinkers, and high drinkers in the group of normozoospermic males (group I), the group of males with abnormal values of semen (group II), and both groups combined
| All individuals | Group I | Group II | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Median (minimum–maximum) | p | N | Median (minimum–maximum) | p | N | Median (minimum–maximum) | p | |
| La concentration (µg/kg dw) | |||||||||
| Nondrinkers | 36 | 16.2a (3.05–5.52) | 0.01 | 20 | 21.1 (4.14–55.2) | 0.84 | 16 | 8.04d (3.05–21.8) | 0.00 |
| Moderate drinkers | 102 | 22.1a (2.27–269) | 48 | 24.7 (2.27–269) | 54 | 21.5d (2.97–64.1) | |||
| High drinkers | 12 | 19.3 (2.58–59.4) | 5 | 22.6 (12.5–41.0) | 7 | 16.7 (2.58–59.4) | |||
| Ce concentration (µg/kg dw) | |||||||||
| Nondrinkers | 36 | 33.3b (5.37–115) | 0.02 | 20 | 42.4 (8.97–115) | 0.82 | 16 | 16.2e (5.37–42.7) | 0.00 |
| Moderate drinkers | 102 | 45.0b (4.52–140) | 48 | 50.1 (4.52–140) | 54 | 44.3e (4.63–140) | |||
| High drinkers | 12 | 37.2 (6.03–120) | 5 | 49.0 (23.4–78.7) | 7 | 31.2 (6.03–120) | |||
| Eu concentration (µg/kg dw) | |||||||||
| Nondrinkers | 18 | 0.64 (0.46–1.54) | 0.51 | 13 | 0.64 (0.52–1.54) | 0.92 | 16 | 0.54 (0.46–0.71) | 0.09 |
| Moderate drinkers | 72 | 0.70 (0.06–1.95) | 33 | 0.68 (0.06–1.34) | 39 | 0.71 (0.04–1.95) | |||
| High drinkers | 8 | 0.65 (0.54–1.41) | 5 | 0.65 (0.01–0.76) | 7 | 0.67 (0.57–0.76) | |||
| Gd concentration (µg/kg dw) | |||||||||
| Nondrinkers | 36 | 2.69c (0.44–9.21) | 0.03 | 20 | 3.28 (1.03–9.21) | 0.93 | 16 | 1.38f (0.44–3.55) | 0.00 |
| Moderate drinkers | 102 | 3.61c (0.38–12.0) | 48 | 3.87 (0.38–12.0) | 54 | 3.41f (0.54–9.87) | |||
| High drinkers | 12 | 3.26 (0.50–8.48) | 5 | 3.42 (1.90–5.86) | 7 | 3.25 (0.50–8.48) | |||
| Ca concentration (mg/kg dw) | |||||||||
| Nondrinkers | 36 | 3842 (2126–7303) | 0.24 | 20 | 4456 (2590–7303) | 0.35 | 16 | 2885g (2126–5856) | 0.00 |
| Moderate drinkers | 102 | 3993 (484–14,617) | 48 | 3656 (484–7070) | 54 | 4449g (2455–14,617) | |||
| High drinkers | 12 | 3904 (2232–6853) | 5 | 4209 (2758–6225) | 7 | 3060 (2232–6853) | |||
Statistically significant differences are shown in bold type
Medians indicated with identical superscript letters are statistically different (p < 0.05). Nondrinkers 0 g of ethanol; moderate drinkers ≤150 g of ethanol; and high drinkers >150 g of ethanol