Table 1.

Antioxidants and micronutrients intake of 323 men undergoing assisted reproduction technique, according to presence of sperm abnormalities.

Micronutrients: quartiles	Semen volume N = 320					Sperm concentration N = 315					Sperm motility N = 287					Total sperm count N = 312
	<1.5 mL N = 61 (19.1%)		≥1.5 mL N = 259 (80.9%)		p	<15.0 mil/mL N = 99 (31.4%)		≥15.0 mil/mL N = 216 (68.6%)		p	<32.0% N = 77 (26.8%)		≥32.0% N = 210 (73.2%)		p *	<39.0 mil N = 103 (33.0%)		≥39.0 mil N = 209 (67.0%)		p
	N	%	N	%		N	%	N	%		N	%	N	%		N	%	N	%
Vitamin C
1st	19	31.1	62	23.9		22	22.2	55	25.5		21	27.3	51	24.3		28	27.2	49	23.4
2nd	13	21.3	65	25.1		29	29.3	50	23.1		19	24.7	50	23.8		25	24.3	52	24.9
3rd	17	27.9	64	24.7		25	25.3	55	25.5		16	20.8	57	27.1		29	28.2	51	24.4
4th	12	19.7	68	26.3	0.28	23	23.2	56	25.9	0.86	21	27.3	52	24.8	0.77	21	20.4	57	27.3	0.31
Vitamin D
1st	25	41.0	55	21.2		23	23.2	53	24.5		22	28.6	47	22.4		29	28.2	47	22.5
2nd	16	26.2	64	24.7		27	27.3	54	25.0		18	23.4	54	25.7		24	23.3	55	26.3
3rd	9	14.8	70	27.0		24	24.2	55	25.5		20	26.0	53	25.2		26	25.2	52	24.9
4th	11	18.0	70	27.0	0.002	25	25.3	54	25.0	0.96	17	22.1	56	26.7	0.32	24	23.3	55	26.3	0.40
Vitamin E
1st	13	21.3	67	25.9		23	23.2	54	25.0		23	29.9	51	24.3		25	24.3	51	24.4
2nd	14	23.0	66	25.5		26	26.3	54	25.0		19	24.7	47	22.4		30	29.1	50	23.9
3rd	15	24.6	64	24.7		25	25.3	52	24.1		18	23.4	54	25.7		22	21.4	54	25.8
4th	19	31.1	62	23.9	0.23	25	25.3	56	25.9	0.91	17	22.1	58	27.6	0.21	26	25.2	54	25.8	0.68
α-carotene
1st	17	27.9	63	24.3		33	33.3	46	21.3		23	29.9	50	23.8		35	34.0	43	20.6
2nd	15	24.6	65	25.1		22	22.2	54	25.0		20	26.0	50	23.8		25	24.3	51	24.4
3rd	12	19.7	68	26.3		23	23.2	59	27.3		18	23.4	54	25.7		21	20.4	59	28.2
4th	17	27.9	63	24.3	0.85	21	21.2	57	26.4	0.05	16	20.8	56	26.7	0.18	22	21.4	56	26.8	0.017
β-carotene
1st	17	27.9	63	24.3		28	28.3	51	23.6		24	31.2	49	23.3		33	32.0	45	21.5
2nd	12	19.7	68	26.3		24	24.2	54	25.0		18	23.4	50	23.8		24	23.3	54	25.8
3rd	16	26.2	64	24.7		27	27.3	52	24.1		21	27.3	53	25.2		25	24.3	52	24.9
4th	16	26.2	64	24.7	0.95	20	20.2	59	27.3	0.25	14	18.2	58	27.6	0.10	21	20.4	58	27.8	0.056
Lycopene
1st	15	24.6	65	25.1		20	20.2	57	26.4		21	27.3	53	25.2		23	22.3	54	25.8
2nd	19	31.1	61	23.6		19	19.2	62	28.7		24	31.2	50	23.8		18	17.5	62	29.7
3rd	15	24.6	66	25.5		25	25.3	52	24.1		17	22.1	52	24.8		26	25.2	50	23.9
4th	12	19.7	67	25.9	0.42	35	35.4	45	20.8	0.007	15	19.5	55	26.2	0.22	36	35.0	43	20.6	0.013
β-cryptoxanthins
1st	18	29.5	62	23.9		27	27.3	51	23.6		22	28.6	48	22.9		29	28.2	48	23.0
2nd	16	26.2	64	24.7		16	16.2	61	28.2		17	22.1	55	26.2		20	19.4	56	26.8
3rd	13	21.3	67	25.9		26	26.3	54	25.0		12	15.6	61	29.0		26	25.2	54	25.8
4th	14	23.0	66	25.5	0.34	30	30.3	50	23.1	0.12	26	33.8	46	21.9	0.76**	28	27.2	51	24.4	0.99
Lutein
1st	18	29.5	62	23.9		27	27.3	50	23.1		27	35.1	42	20.0		31	30.1	46	22.0
2nd	9	14.8	72	27.8		23	23.2	56	25.9		20	26.0	55	26.2		23	22.3	55	26.3
3rd	16	26.2	63	24.3		24	24.2	55	25.5		11	14.3	58	27.6		23	22.3	55	26.3
4th	18	29.5	62	23.9	0.64	25	25.3	55	25.5	0.67	19	24.7	55	26.2	0.03	26	25.2	53	25.4	0.36
Folates
1st	14	23.0	66	25.5		26	26.3	52	24.1		25	32.5	45	21.4		29	28.2	49	23.4
2nd	16	26.2	65	25.1		20	20.2	57	26.4		16	20.8	60	28.6		22	21.4	55	26.3
3rd	14	23.0	65	25.1		27	27.3	51	23.6		16	20.8	52	24.8		27	26.2	50	23.9
4th	17	27.9	63	24.3	0.64	26	26.3	56	25.9	0.88	20	26	53	25.2	0.36	25	24.3	55	26.3	0.63

^* Mantel-Hanszel chi-square;

^**heterogeneity chi-square p = 0.04. The bold values indicates p < 0.05.