Table 3.
Parameter | n | Geometric mean | Inter‐individual variability† s‐interval | Intra‐individual variability† 2 s‐interval | ||
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Lower border | Upper border | Lower border | Upper border | |||
Sperm concentration (million/mL) | 7 | 20.44 | 5.33 | 78.46 | 4.91 | 85.13 |
Total motility (%) | 7 | 41.06 | 26.42 | 63.81 | 18.30 | 92.11 |
Progressive motility (%) | 7 | 33.35 | 20.34 | 54.67 | 11.20 | 99.27 |
Morphology (%) | 7 | 13.57 | 5.42 | 33.98 | 2.13 | 86.53 |
Computation of the variance components is based on the assumption of log‐normal distribution of the parameters of interest. The variability is characterized by the 2 s‐interval calculated around the total geometric mean computed for all 28 observed values.