Table 1.
Mean ± SD, median (in brackets) and significance of the sperm parameters in the two study groups (Mann–Whitney U test). Significant p values are in bold. Group G, globozoospermic men; Group N, normozoospermic controls.
| Semen Volume (ml) |
Sperm Concentration (106/mL) |
Total Sperm Number (106/ejaculate) |
Progressive Motility (%) |
Abnormal Forms (%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group G | 2.5 ± 1.3 (2.5) |
75.1 ± 69.7 (59.0) |
162.6 ± 128.3 (124.5) |
36.4 ± 10.8 (40.0) |
94.6 ± 7.1 (100.0) |
| Group N | 3.3 ± 1.2 (3.0) |
84.6 ± 51.9 (75.0) |
273.1 ± 188.2 (244.0) |
51.5 ± 6.4 (55.0) |
88.0 ± 2.9 (87.0) |
| p value | 0.07 | 0.254 | 0.018 | <0.001 | <0.001 |