Table 3.
VDR gene promoter methylation percentage correlated with sperm count, motility and morphology
| Sperm concentration | p-value | ||||
| Infertile 1.2x105-8.0x106 | Control 1.5x107-1.03 x108 | ||||
| Methylation percentage (%) | 33.27% | 7.53% | 0.0026 | ||
| Median (Range) | 10.47-75.20% | 1.12-19.32% | |||
| Motility | |||||
| 0-10% | 20-30% | >30% | |||
| Methylation percentage (%) | 35.33% | 19.41% | 10.24% | 0.0396 | |
| Median (Range) | 5.85-75.20% | 1.12-42.67% | 2.36-19.32% | ||
| Morphology | |||||
| 0-1% | 2-5% | 6-40% | >40% | ||
| Methylation percentage (%) | 40.04% | 25.36% | 19.32% | 9.22% | 0.0264 |
| Median (Range) | 23.41-75.20% | 10.47-34.9% | 1.12-42.67% | 2.36-11.27 | |