Table 1.
Seminal quality of fertile and infertile Indian men
| Variables | Fertile | Infertile | Total | p value (Fertile vs. Infertile) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Mean ± SD, Range Median | n | Mean ± SD, Range Median | n | Mean ± SD, Range Median | ||
| Semen volume (ml) | 53 | 2.88 ± 0.77 (1.16–4.70) 2.90 |
22 | 3.07 ± 1.27 (1.50–7.60) 2.81 |
75 | 2.94 ± 0.94 (1.16–7.60) 2.85 |
0.431 |
| Sperm concentration (million/ml) | 112 | 81.08 ± 29.21 (22.00–175.00) 76.23 |
59 | 37.94 ± 26.41 (1.60–113.50) 32.16 |
171 | 66.20 ± 34.90 (1.60–175.00) 68.00 |
< 0.001 |
| Total motility (%) | 89 | 66.37 ± 10.95 (36.70–90.00) 66.80 |
44 | 40.22 ± 13.76 (7.50–82.66) 39.85 |
133 | 57.71 ± 17.15 (7.50–90.00) 58.60 |
< 0.001 |
| Rapid linear progressive motility (%) | 30 | 52.64 ± 15.78 (9.27–74.10) 57.02 |
21 | 26.79 ± 15.47 (1.40–51.14) 32.00 |
51 | 42.00 ± 20.13 (1.40–74.10) 41.20 |
< 0.001 |
| Normal morphology (%) | 62 | 56.68 ± 20.23 (17.00–98.00) 53.13 |
35 | 36.41 ± 21.66 (4.69–97.50) 30.81 |
97 | 49.37 ± 22.85 (4.69–98.00) 49.90 |
< 0.001 |
| Viability (%) | 30 | 72.63 ± 8.31 (54.90–90.81) 73.25 |
14 | 55.25 ± 11.99 (31.00–81.33) 55.33 |
44 | 67.10 ± 12.54 (31.00–90.81) 67.98 |
< 0.001 |
Data were expressed as n (number of studies/data sets), Mean ± SD (standard deviation), range (min-max) and median. Fertile and infertile groups were compared by independent Student’s t test