Table 1.
Univariate linear regression analysis comparing conventional and bio-functional sperm parameters expressed as odds ratio (OR) and a 95% confidence interval.
| Bio-Functional Sperm Parameters | Semen volume | Sperm Concentration | Total Sperm Count | Progressive Motility | Total Motility | Normal Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HMMP | 0.988 (0.975–1.002) |
0.959 (0.95–0.969) ** |
0.966 (0.954–0.978) ** |
0.967 (0.958–0.977) ** |
0.986 (0.975–0.997) * |
0.985 (0.972–0.998) * |
| LMMP | 1.014 (1.001–1.029) * |
1.039 (1.029–1.049) ** |
1.030 (1.019–1.041) ** |
1.034 (1.023–1.044) ** |
1.015 (1.004–1.027) ** |
1.029 (1.015–1.043) ** |
| Alive | 1.009 (0.988–1.031) |
0.972 (0.96–0.985) ** |
1.002 (0.988–1.016) |
0.977 (0.963–0.991) ** |
0.984 (0.971–0.998) * |
0.999 (0.982–1.016) |
| Early apoptosis | 1.004 (0.956–1.055) |
1.043 (1.008–1.079) * |
1.015 (0.982–1.049) |
1.034 (0.994–1.075) |
0.994 (0.956–1.034) |
0.949 (0.885–1.017) |
| Late apoptosis | 0.999 (0.965–1.034) |
0.991 (0.971–1.010) |
0.993 (0.963–1.019) |
1.024 (0.999–1.050) |
1.015 (0.992–1.039) |
0.992 (0.961–1.025) |
| Necrosis | 0.986 (0.960–1.013) |
1.037 (1.021–1.054) ** |
0.998 (0.982–1.015) |
1.014 (0.998–1.031) |
1.018 (1.002–1.035) * |
1.014 (0.995–1.034) |
| Chromatin compactness | 1.013 (0.984–1.041) |
1.049 (1.028–1.070) ** |
1.048 (1.027–1.069) ** |
1.056 (1.031–1.082) ** |
1.024 (1.002–1.045) * |
1.029 (1.005–1.055) * |
| DNA fragmentation | 0.964 (0.901–1.031) |
0.987 (0.964–1.012) |
1.002 (0.976–1.028) |
1.023 (0.989–1.058) |
0.989 (0.956–1.024) |
0.988 (0.948–1.031) |
* p < 0.05. ** p < 0.01.