Table 2.
Correlations (rho Spearman’s coefficient) between all considered variables in 85 individuals.
| Sperm/mL × 106 | Progressive Motility% | Normal Morphology% | Vitality % | FI | A% | N% | IM% | RvD1 (pg/mL) | F2-IsoPs (ng/mL) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sperm/mL × 106 | 1 | |||||||||
| Progressive Motility% | 0.366 *** | 1 | ||||||||
| Normal Morphology% | 0.647 *** | 0.464 *** | 1 | |||||||
| Vitality % | 0.419 *** | 0.579 *** | 0.526 *** | 1 | ||||||
| FI | 0.619 *** | 0.489 *** | 0.716 *** | 0.479 *** | 1 | |||||
| A% | −0.423 *** | −0.285 * | −0.435 *** | −0.408 *** | −0.522 *** | 1 | ||||
| N% | −0.253 * | −0.283 * | −0.302 * | −0.476 *** | −0.395 *** | 0.133 | 1 | |||
| IM% | −0.433 *** | −0.066 | −0.339 ** | −0.026 | −0.192 | 0.176 | 0.047 | 1 | ||
| RvD1 (pg/mL) | −0.136 | −0.389 *** | −0.202 | −0.381 *** | −0.335 ** | 0.163 | 0.558 *** | 0.387 ** | 1 | |
| F2-IsoPs (ng/mL) | −0.172 | −0.075 | −0.238 * | −0.133 | −0.172 | 0.05 | 0.393 ** | 0.522 *** | 0.640 *** | 1 |
Legend: sperm/mL × 106: sperm concentration, progressive motility%: rapid and slow sperm motility, normal morphology%: normal sperm morphology [24], vitality%: live sperm with Eosin Y test, FI: fertility index [25], A: apoptosis, N: necrosis, IM: immaturity, RvD1 (pg/mL): seminal resolvins; F2-IsoPs (ng/mL) seminal F2-IsoPs. Statistics are reported. * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001.