Table 3.

Mean (and range) of metabolite signals relative to water and absolute metabolite concentrations in patients and controls

	Total choline		Total creatine		Myo-inositol	n
	Signal relative to water (x 104)	Concentration [mM]	Signal relative to water (x 104)	Concentration [mM]	Signal relative to water (x 104)
controls	1.44 (1.05 – 1.84)	4.4 (3.2 – 5.7)	1.04 (0.71 – 1.36)	3.6 (2.5 – 4.7)	2.28 (1.99 – 2.62)	9
patients	0.49 (0.29 – 0.68)	1.5 (0.9 – 2.1)	0.31 (0.00 – 0.77)	1.1 (0.0 – 2.7)	0.54 (0.00 – 1.25)	9
	0.47 (0.29 – 0.59)*	1.4 (0.9 – 1.8)*	0.29 (0.00 – 0.77)*	1.0 (0.0 – 2.7)*	0.53 (0.00 – 1.25)*	8*
p-value	4 x 10−5		1.6 x 10−4		4 x 10−5
	8 x 10−5*		3 x 10−4*		8 x 10−5*

^*Excluding the 50-year old patient with oligospermia