Table 4.
Median and Interquartile ranges (IQR) of variables in the group of 20 men (6 fertile men, 14 infertile: 8 with varicocele, 6 with leukocytospermia).
| Fe | TRSF | FERR | CHOL | TESTO | E2 | cPLA2 | Palmit | Oleic | Linol | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 (9–40) | 1 (1–20) | 259 (131.2–723.4) | 17.5 (3–40) | 1.1 (0.4–6) | 51.3 (20–147.2) | 0.8 (0.5–5.3) | 0.5 (0.2–2) | 7.2 (3–17.2) | 4.8 (2.5–9.2) | |
| eicosadi | eicosatr | AA | EPA | DPA | DHA | total n-6 | total n-3 | EPA/AA | n-6/n-3 | RvD1 |
| 0.8 (0.3–6) | 0.3 (0.7–11.7) | 2.55 (1–5.1) | 0.2 (0.1–2.3) | 1 (0.5–1.9) | 19.5 (7.8–33.2) | 12.1 (7–22.8) | 20.8 (8.7–34.8) | 0.1 (0–0.8) | 0.6 (0.2–1.9) | 99.8 (7.3–119.6) |
Legend: Fe: iron (µg/dL); TRSF: transferrin (mg/dL); FERR: ferritin (ng/mL); CHOL: cholesterol (mg/dL); TESTO: testosterone (ng/mL); E2: estradiol (pg/µmL); cPLA2: cytosolic phospholipase; palmit: palmitoleic acid; oleic: oleic acid; linol: linoleic acid; eicosadi: eicosadienoic acid; eicosatr: eicosatrienoic acid; AA: arachidonic acid; EPA: eicosapentaenoic acid; DPA: docosapentaenoic acid; DHA: docosahexaenoic acid; total n-6: total n-6; total n-3: total n-3; EPA/AA: EPA/AA ratio; n-6/n-3: n-6/n-3 ratio; RvD1: resolvin D1, pg/mL.