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. 2019 Mar 20;17(2):127–134. doi: 10.18502/ijrm.v17i2.3990

Table 1.

Examined variables (sperm number, sperm morphology, TAC, MDA concentration, sperm motility, apoptosis) among the three groups.


Variable Group
Control Untreated Group Treated Group
Number of sperm 478 × 105 171 × 105 322 × 105
Normal Morphology 78 ± 5.87 49.6 ± 31.93 70.2 ± 7.46
Abnormal Morphology 22 ± 5.66 49.4 ± 9.77 29.8 ± 7.47
TAC* 24.74 ± 10.34 12.03 ± 11.98 8.48 ± 9.89
MDA* 2.47 ± 0.27 2.55 ± 0.28 2.66 ± 0.11
Slow 17.5 ± 3.54 10.7 ± 7.48 18.7 ± 5.98
Quick 25 ± 12.92 1 ± 4.65 12.5 ± 5.67
Immutile 58 ± 3.53 86.4 ± 7.48 70.3 ± 5.95
TUNEL* medium (apoptosis indicator) 4.5 27 10
Data presented as Note: *TAC: Total Antioxidant Capacity; *MDA: malondialdehyde; *TUNEL: Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling; ANOVA test was used for analysis.