Table 4.
Correlations (rho Spearman’s coefficient) between all considered variables in 63 individuals grouped in fertile men (line 1), idiopathic infertile patients (line 2), leukocytospermic men (line 3), and infertile patients with varicocele (line 4)
| Sperm/ml × 106 | Motility % | Normal morphology % | Vitality % | A % | N % | I % | FI | E2 | FERR | Fe | TESTO | TRG | TRSF | CHOL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sperm/ml × 106 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Motility % |
NS NS .486* NS |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Normal morphology % |
.671* NS .693** .656** |
.725* .650** .705** .712** |
1 | ||||||||||||
| Vitality% |
NS .635** .618** .534* |
NS .766** NS .519* |
1 | ||||||||||||
| A % |
NS NS − .489* − .500* |
1 | |||||||||||||
| N% |
NS NS − .579* NS |
NS NS .627** NS |
1 | ||||||||||||
| I % |
NS − .570* NS NS |
NS NS NS − .498* |
− .695* NS NS − .476* |
1 | |||||||||||
| FI |
NS .560* .650** .706** |
NS NS .605** .575** |
NS NS .602** .691** |
NS NS NS − .502* |
1 | ||||||||||
| E2 (pg/μl) |
.709* NS NS NS |
1 | |||||||||||||
| FERR (ng/ml) |
NS NS NS − .493* |
NS NS NS .487* |
NS NS − .498* NS |
1 | |||||||||||
| Fe (μg/dl) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| TESTO (ng/ml) |
NS NS − .518* NS |
.891** NS .752** .598** |
NS NS − .586* NS |
1 | |||||||||||
| TRG (mg/dl) |
NS NS NS NS |
1 | |||||||||||||
| TRSF (mg/dl) |
NS NS NS − .607** |
NS NS NS − .560* |
NS NS .506* NS |
1 | |||||||||||
| CHOL (mg/dl) |
NS NS .524* NS |
.786** NS NS NS |
NS NS .520* NS |
1 | |||||||||||
| F2-IsoPs (ng/ml) |
NS NS .530* .786** |
Sperm/ml × 106, number of sperm/ml; motility %, percentage of progressive sperm motility; normal morphology %, percentage of normal sperm morphology assessed with testsimplets; vitality %, percentage of viable sperm; A %, percentage of sperm apoptosis assessed by transmission electron microscopy; N%, percentage of sperm necrosis assessed by transmission electron microscopy; I %, percentage of sperm immaturity assessed by transmission electron microscopy; FI, fertility index, the number of sperm probably devoid of ultrastructural defects; F2-IsoPs, isoprostanes; CHOL, cholesterol; E2, estradiol; TESTO, testosterone; Fe, iron; FERR, ferritin; TRSF, transferrin; TRG, triglycerides; NS, not significant
*P < .05, **P < .01