Table 3.
Correlations (rho Spearman's coefficient) between all considered variables in 53 individuals.
| Sperm/ml ×106 | Motility % | Normal morphology % | Apoptosis % | Necrosis % | Resistin | MDA | GSH/GSSG | CAT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sperm/ml ×106 | 1 | ||||||||
| Motility % | 0.674 ∗∗∗ | 1 | |||||||
| Normal morphology % | 0.677 ∗∗∗ | 0.733 ∗∗∗ | 1 | ||||||
| Apoptosis % | -0.255 | -0.444 ∗∗∗ | -0.450 ∗∗∗ | 1 | |||||
| Necrosis % | -0.432 ∗∗∗ | -0.506 ∗∗∗ | -0.455 ∗∗∗ | 0.262 ∗ | 1 | ||||
| Resistin | -0.312 ∗ | -0.316 ∗ | -0.445 ∗∗∗ | 0.378 ∗∗ | 0.470 ∗∗∗ | 1 | |||
| MDA | -0.355 ∗∗ | -0.471 ∗∗∗ | -0.444 ∗∗∗ | 0.318 ∗ | 0.413 ∗∗ | 0.416 ∗∗ | 1 | ||
| GSH/GSSG | 0.463 ∗∗∗ | 0.497 ∗∗∗ | 0.591 ∗∗∗ | -0.169 | -0.216 | -0.293 ∗ | -0.124 | 1 | |
| CAT | -0.671 ∗∗∗ | -0.464 ∗∗∗ | -0.605 ∗∗∗ | 0.390 ∗∗ | 0.330 ∗ | 0.453 ∗∗∗ | 0.411 ∗∗ | -0.507 ∗∗∗ | 1 |
Legend: sperm/ml ×106 (number of sperm/ml); motility % (percentage of rapid and slow progressive sperm motility); normal morphology % (percentage of sperm with normal morphology assessed with Papanicolaou staining); apoptosis % (percentage of sperm apoptosis assessed with AnV/PI assay); necrosis % (percentage of sperm necrosis assessed with AnV/PI assay); resistin (ng/ml); MDA (malondialdehyde; nmoli/ml); GSH/GSSG (reduced glutathione/oxidized glutathione; nmoli/mg of protein); CAT (catalase activity; nmoli/min/mg of protein). ∗P < 0.05; ∗∗P < 0.01; ∗∗∗P < 0.001.