Table 1.

Seminal characteristics in HBV-positive men and negative controls.

	HBV (+)	Control	P-value
n	227	454
Male age (years)	34.8 ± 4.9	34.7 ± 4.7	NSa
Semen volume (ml)	2.7 ± 1.2	2.9 ± 1.2	NSa
Sperm concentration (106/mL)	60.0 ± 31.9	64.6 ± 31.2	NSa
Sperm Viability (%)	74.1 ± 13.7	77.0 ± 12.8	0.008 a
Progressive motility (a+b) (%)	32.5 ± 14.6	35.5 ± 12.9	0.017 b
Normal sperm morphology (%)	9.7 ± 3.8	9.2 ± 3.9	NSa

Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation.

P-values were obtained using ^aTwo-sided t-test or ^bWilcoxon rank sum test.

HBV, Hepatitis B virus; NS, not significant. Bold values means they are statistically significant.