Table 3.
Distribution of spermatic parameters in men with varicocele in relation to p53 codon 72 genotype
| *Arg/*Arg genotype | Carriers of the *Pro allele | Significance of difference (p) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SE | No. | Mean | SE | No. | between variances | between means | ||
| Spermatozoa concentration | All | 46.7 | 6.2 | 65 | 49.8 | 6.4 | 69 | 0.33 | 0.73 |
| Infertile | 38.8 | 7.8 | 38 | 33.8 | 7.6 | 37 | 0.59 | 0.65 | |
| Fertile | 52.9 | 9.1 | 27 | 64.8 | 9.7 | 32 | 0.65 | 0.37 | |
| Atypical spermatozoa | All | 68.8 | 2.7 | 65 | 73.6 | 2.4 | 69 | 0.31 | 0.18 |
| Infertile | 73.8 | 3.8 | 38 | 81.9 | 2.5 | 37 | 0.32 | 0.08 | |
| Fertile | 64.8 | 3.7 | 27 | 66.7 | 3.4 | 32 | 0.42 | 0.69 | |
| Abnormal motility | All | 15.9 | 1.9 | 65 | 10.0 | 1.3 | 69 | 0.06 | 0.016 |
| Fertile | 14.2 | 1.8 | 27 | 10.4 | 2.3 | 32 | 0.61 | 0.19 | |
| Infertile | 17.4 | 3.2 | 38 | 9.7 | 1.5 | 37 | 0.012 | 0.038 | |
Statistically significant differences are shown in bold. Spermatozoa concentration is expressed in million/ml. Atipical spermatozoa and abnormal motility values are means of percentages
SE standard error