Table 1.
Semen analysis and the main sperm characteristics in normosperminc (N) and infertile men (A—asthenozoospermia; O—oligozoospermia and T—teratozoospermia).
| N | A | O | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 31 | n = 31 | n = 25 | n = 24 | |
| Sperm concentration 106/mL | 49.37 ± 31.44 | 32.73 ± 14.60 * p = 0.011 |
11.58 ± 2.42 *** p = 0.000 |
37.32 ± 17.99 ns p = 0.080 |
| Count, × 106 | 88.33 ± 54.01 | 82.37 ± 72.41 ns p = 0.715 |
20.81 ± 12.30 *** p = 0.000 |
60.83 ± 53.81 ns p = 0.066 |
| Progressive sperm motility % | 48.46 ± 6.36 | 25.35 ± 5.88 *** p = 0.000 |
34.95 ± 12.01 *** p = 0.000 |
30.48 ± 13.54 *** p = 0.000 |
| Non progressive sperm motility % | 5.86 ± 2.45 | 5.69 ± 2.78 ns p = 0.791 |
5.99 ± 2.46 ns p = 0.848 |
4.50 ± 1.90 * p = 0.028 |
| Immotile sperm % | 45.68 ± 6.88 | 68.64 ± 6.44 *** p = 0.000 |
58.46 ± 13.15 *** p = 0.000 |
64.61 ± 13.57 *** p = 0.000 |
| Morphology % | 8.26 ± 2.32 | 3.41 ± 1.46 *** p = 0.000 |
2.52 ± 0.96 *** p = 0.000 |
1.75 ± 0.79 *** p = 0.000 |
| Head defect % | 83.13 ± 1.69 | 93.35 ± 1.80 *** p = 0.000 |
95.96 ± 1.86 *** p = 0.000 |
97.25 ± 1.57 *** p = 0.000 |
| Tail (neck and mid-piece) defect % | 27.16 ± 2.72 | 39.06 ± 5.29 *** p = 0.000 |
45.36 ± 4.83 *** p = 0.000 |
47.17 ± 5.44 *** p = 0.000 |
* p < 0.05; *** p < 0.001; ns—not significant. Note: p = Sig. (2-tailed) from the test of hypothesis: H0: N = A, respectively H0: N = O and H0: N = T.