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Table 2a.

Fertilization rate described as function of sperm motility, sperm concentration, normal sperm morphology and acrosome reaction, that is, model: fertilization rate = f(motility, sperm concentration, morphology, scrosome teaction), n = 67

Testing global null hypothesis (likelihood ratio)
Chi‐square Degrees of freedom P‐value
9.550 4 0.049
Analysis of maximum likelihood estimates
Parameter Odds ratio and 95% CI P‐value
Motility 0.719 (0.250; 2.065) 0.540
Sperm concentration 2.238 (0.740; 6.767) 0.153
Morphology 3.348 (1.139; 9.841) 0.028
Acrosome reaction 0.625 (0.206; 1.898) 0.407