Table 2.

Distribution of p53 codon 72 genotypes in men with varicocele and in the general population

	P53 genotype
	*Arg/*Arg	*Arg/*Pro	*Pro/*Pro	Total no.
All men with varicocele (a)	65 48.5 %	61 45.5 %	8 6.0 %	134
Infertile (b)	38 50.7 %	34 45.3 %	3 4.0 %	75
Fertile (c)	27 45.8 %	27 45.8 %	5 8.5 %	59
General population (d)	356 48.8 %	294 40.3 %	80 10.9 %	730
Chi square test of independence		χ 2	df	p
(a) vs (d)		3.527	2	0.171
(b) vs (c)		1.273	2	0.529

Df degree of freedom