Table 3.
Pearson correlation analysis between oxidative biomarkers in seminal plasma with sperm parameters
| Variable | Semen sample (n = 77) | 8-OHdG | NO | TAC | Volume | Count | Total count | Motility | Morphology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8-OHdG | Pearson correlation | 1 | 0.151 | –0.146 | –0.432a) | –0.175 | –0.375a) | –0.140 | –0.223 |
| Significant (2-tailed) | 0.190 | 0.206 | 0.000 | 0.127 | 0.001 | 0.223 | 0.052 | ||
| NO | Pearson correlation | 1 | –0.045 | –0.279b) | –0.166 | –0.265b) | –0.143 | –0.216 | |
| Significant (2-tailed) | 0.695 | 0.014 | 0.149 | 0.020 | 0.214 | 0.060 | |||
| TAC | Pearson correlation | 1 | 0.021 | 0.232b) | 0.115 | 0.114 | 0.255b) | ||
| Significant (2-tailed) | 0.855 | 0.043 | 0.318 | 0.325 | 0.025 | ||||
| Volume | Pearson correlation | 1 | 0.036 | 0.437a) | –0.017 | 0.168 | |||
| Significant (2-tailed) | 0.759 | 0.000 | 0.886 | 0.144 | |||||
| Sperm count | Pearson correlation | 1 | 0.825a) | 0.607a) | 0.722a) | ||||
| Significant (2-tailed) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | ||||||
| Total sperm count | Pearson correlation | 1 | 0.435a) | 0.638a) | |||||
| Significant (2-tailed) | 0.000 | 0.000 | |||||||
| Motility | Pearson correlation | 1 | 0.576a) | ||||||
| Significant (2-tailed) | 0.000 |
8-OHdG, 8-hydroxydesoxyguanosine; NO, nitric oxide; TAC, total antioxidant capacity.
a)
Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (two-tailed);
b)
Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (two-tailed).