Table 6.
Comparison of clinical parameters between Group A (paternal age <35 years) vs Group B (paternal age ≥35 years)
| Clinical variable, median (95% CI) | Group A Age <35 years |
Group B Age ≥35 years |
P |
|---|---|---|---|
| E2, pg/mL | 94.3 (93.447–115.8582) | 95 (84.1011–116.3941) | 0.792 |
| FSH, IU/L | 2.85 (3.2365–4.5179) | 3 (3.4773–5.8172) | 0.409 |
| LH, IU/L | 3.4 (3.5733–4.3639) | 3.35 (3.4328–4.6426) | 0.851 |
| Testosterone, ng/dL | 14.65 (15.62–19.41) | 17.01 (15.09–19.38) | 0.834 |
| Semen volume, mL | 2 (1.8531–2.4845) | 2.3 (1.8915–2.5506) | 0.643 |
| Sperm concentration, million/mL | 52.3 (53.8709–65.9527) | 56 (53.4994–66.0166) | 0.727 |
| Right testis size, mL2 | 12 (9.6019–12.4415) | 8.0903 (7.5728–10.7332) | 0.114 |
| Left testis size, mL2 | 9.9 (8.9349–11.4914) | 8 (7.7775–11.0) | 0.359 |
| Total motility, % | 55 (54.15–57.725) | 55 (52.928–56.316) | 0.535 |
| Progressive motility, % | 33 (24.2715–31.7646) | 30 (19.4794–27.4617) | 0.113 |
| Normal morphology, % | 12 (15.199–19.467) | 15 (17.59–22.628) | 0.041 |
| SDF, % | 16 (16.542–22.051) | 20 (19.39–31.514) | 0.076 |
| ORP, mV/106/mL | 1.18 (1.0736–2.4738) | 1.5189 (1.1446–2.0853) | 0.622 |