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. 2022 May 17;14(10):4326–4335. doi: 10.18632/aging.204058

Table 3. Correlation between SCSA parameters and sperm motility parameters.

Variables Total DFI High DFI Low DFI HDS
ALH -0.343*** -0.377*** -0.278*** -0.168***
VCL -0.331*** -0.366*** -0.266*** -0.162***
VSL -0.353*** -0.383*** -0.290*** -0.149***
VAP -0.357*** -0.389*** -0.292*** -0.166***
LIN -0.396*** -0.426*** -0.328*** -0.180***
STR -0.377*** -0.408*** -0.310*** -0.179***
BCF -0.384*** -0.433*** -0.304*** -0.225***

Abbreviations: DFI, DNA fragmentation index; HDS, high DNA stainability; TPMSC, total progressed motile sperm count; VCL, curvilinear velocity; VSL, straight-line velocity; VAP, average pathway velocity; LIN, linearity of movement; STR, straightness; BCF, beat cross frequency; ALH, amplitude of lateral head displacement. NS, not significant; * P < 0.05, ** P<0.01, *** P < 0.001.