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Published in final edited form as: Reprod Sci. 2022 Feb 1;29(4):1262–1270. doi: 10.1007/s43032-022-00853-x

Table 3.

Semen parameters by stress related biomarker groups.

Alpha-amylase

	3.0 ≤ alpha-amylase ≤ 64.5 (n=90)	64.6 ≤ alpha-amylase ≤ 120.6 (n=22)	p value
Sperm concentration (million/ml)	18.5 (11.0, 48.0), n=90	19.0 (10.4, 28.0), n=22	0.39
Normal morphology (Kruger) (%)	5.0 (2.0, 9.0), n=67	5.0 (3.0, 11.0), n=14	0.76
Total motility (%)	40.0 (35.0, 54.0), n=90	49.0 (38.0, 53.0), n=22	0.30
DNA fragmentation (SCSA, DNA fragmentation index) (%)	19.1 (14.5, 28.4), n=79	23.1 (15.2, 29.0), n=17	0.57
Total sperm count (million)	52.5 (31.0, 89.8), n=90	43.4 (25.3, 58.5), n=22	0.20
Semen Volume (mL)	2.5 (1.7, 3.5), n=89	2.4 (1.8, 4.0), n=22	0.68