Table 2.
Correlation between general semen parameters and sexual abstinence period.
| Semen Parameters | Regression analysis | Sexual Abstinence Period Groups | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spearman's rank correlation | 95% Confidence Interval | p | Total n:2458 | <2 days n:244 | 2-5 days n:1932 | >5 days n:282 | p | |
| pH | r: -0.01 | -0.05 to 0.02 | 0.52 | 8.0±0.4 | 8.0±0.6 | 8.0±0.5 | 8.0±0.4 | 0.28 |
| Volume (ml) | r: 0.10 | 0.08 to 0.16 | 0.0004 | 2.7±1.5 | 2.3±1.2a,b | 2.7±1.6a | 2.8±1.7b |
a0.0001 b0.0004 |
| Concentration (mlx106) | r: 0.12 | 0.088 to 0.16 | <0.0001 | 71.9±61.1 | 60.7±50.0a,b | 70.4±61.1a,c | 92.1±65.8b,c |
a0.02 b,c<0.0001 |
| Progressive motility (rapid + slow progression) (%) | r: -0.10 | -0.10 to -0.02 | 0.0007 | 56.1±16.7 | 58.3±16.2a,b | 56.1±16.9a,c | 53.8±16.1b,c |
a0.03 b0.0004 c0.01 |
| Total motility (%) | r: -0.10 | -0.13 to -0.05 | <0.0001 | 63.0±16.2 | 65.5±15.6a,b | 63.1±16.2a,c | 59.7±16.2b,c |
a0.01 b<0.0001 c0.0002 |
| Normal sperm forms (%) | r: 0.03 | -0.008 to 0.07 | 0.12 | 0.8±1.4 | 0.7±1.0 | 0.9±1.4 | 1.0±1.8 | 0.77 |
| Leukocytes (x106/ml) | r: 0.10 | 0.03 to 0.11 | 0.0001 | 0.4±0.9 | 0.3±0.6a,b | 0.4±0.9a | 0.5±1.2b |
a0.002, b0.0002 |
| Vitality (%) | r: -0.10 | -0.13 to -0.05 | 0.006 | 64.5±14.9 | 66.9±14.0a,b | 65.0±15.0a,c | 61.3±14.8b,c |
a0.03 b,c<0.0001 |
Values within rows with the same superscript letter were significantly different.