1.14. Analysis.
Comparison 1 Antioxidant(s) versus placebo or no treatment, Outcome 14 Total sperm motility at 6 months(data not suitable for meta analysis).
| Total sperm motility at 6 months(data not suitable for meta analysis) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Study | Intervention | Control | P value |
| Carnitines | |||
| Cavallini 2004 |
L‐carnitine + Acetyl‐carnitine Median = 23.6 (n = 39) Interquartile range = 28.9 ‐ 16.0 |
Placebo Median = 13.2 (n = 47) Interquartile range = 18.6 ‐ 9.0 |
Not provided |
| Folic acid | |||
| Wong 2002 |
Folic acid Median = 35 (n = 22) Range = 5 ‐ 65 |
Placebo Median = 30 (n = 25) Range = 5 ‐ 80 |
Not provided |
| Zinc | |||
| Wong 2002 |
Zinc Median = 35 (n = 23) Range = 10 ‐ 65 |
Placebo Median = 30 (n = 25) Range = 5 ‐ 80 |
Not provided |
| Zinc + Folic acid | |||
| Wong 2002 |
Zinc + Folic acid Median = 35 (n = 24) Range 5 ‐ 70 |
Placebo Median = 30 (n = 25) Range = 5 ‐ 80 |
Not provided |
| Combined antioxidants | |||
| Micic 2017 |
Proxeed Plus Median = 31.0 (20.0 ‐ 41.0) (n = 125 ) Median (interquartile range) Progressive sperm motility |
Placebo Median 29.0 (15.5 ‐ 35.5) (n = 50) Median (interquartile range) Progressive sperm motility |
Not provided |