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Table 2.

Comparison of seminal plasma antioxidants and oxidative stress biomarkers


Parameters	Groups		P value
Parameters	Normozoospermian=40	Asthenoteratozoospermia n=40	P value

MDA (µmol/L)	0.75 (0.52-1.12)	2.12 (1.51-3.01)	0.001^*
Catalase (U/ml)	20.18 (13.36-30.06)	9.04 (2.22-13.36)	0.001^*
SOD (U/ml)	23.48 (20.23-26.19)	12.08 (9.52-14.28)	0.001^*
TAC (mM)	2.14 (1.84-2.40)	1.20 (0.97-1.40)	0.001^*

Data are presented as median and interquartile range (IQR). *; P<0.05, significant difference among the groups, MDA; Malondialdehyde, SOD; Superoxide dismutase, and TAC; Total antioxidant capacity