TABLE 8.
Multivariate Cox regression analysis for predictors of time to pregnancy in patients and controls
| Controls | Patients | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | HR | After 6 months | HR | Baseline | HR | After CoQ10 therapy | HR |
| Normal morphology | 0.96* | Male age | 1.04* | Male age | 1.006* | Male age | 1.05* |
| ROS | 0.001* | Sperm Concentration | 0.66*** | Sperm Concentration | 1.13* | Sperm Concentration | 1.46*** |
| GPx | 44392** | Progressive motility | 1.03* | Progressive motility | 1.62*** |
Total motility |
1.06* |
| CAT | 0.59** | ROS | 1.833** | CoQ10 | 0.9** | CoQ10 | 0.94** |
| Education | 1.54* | GPx | 0.001* | Education | 3.14*** | ROS | 1.96** |
| GPx | 761837* | ||||||
Abbreviations: HR, hazard ratio; ROS, reactive oxygen species; GPx, glutathione peroxidase; CAT, catalase; CoQ10, Coenzyme Q10.
*
p < 0.05,
**
p < 0.01,
***
p < 0.001.