Table 1.
Semen quality of the studied groups.
| Excellent Motility (n = 43) |
High Motility (n = 40) |
Acceptable Motility (n = 41) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Volume [mL] | 3.30 (2.80; 3.80) | 2.90 (2.20; 4.10) | 3.25 (1.90; 3.50) |
| Concentration [×106/mL] | 77.07 (56.90; 81.30) | 73.16 (49.90; 81.80) | 74.21 (48.70; 83.13) |
| Motility [%] | 83.00 (80.00; 87.00) | 75.00 (65.00; 76.00) *EM | 50.00 (44.25; 55.75) ***EM; ***HM |
| AV-positive cells [%] | 14.79 (13.60;18.36) | 19.15 (16.39; 22.55) | 24.62 (18.14; 29.04) **EM; *HM |
| PI-positive cells [%] | 3.79 (2.95; 4.73) | 6.23 (5.32; 10.50) | 9.61 (8.89; 10.78) **EM; *HM |
| Mitochondrial membrane potential [green/red ratio] | 0.73 (0.44; 0.78) | 0.67 (0.40; 0.72) | 0.49 (0.34; 0.74) **EM; *HM |
| Acrosome integrity [%] | 83.89 (80.58; 85.01) | 79.26 (76.44; 82.19) | 74.41 (68.31; 78.43) *EM |
| Chromatin-dispersion test [%] | 12.42 (10.85; 13.99) | 15.21 (12.85; 18.74) | 20.99 (19.42; 25.70) *EM |
| TUNEL-positive cells [%] | 14.05 (13.25; 17.00) | 18.55 (16.00; 20.76) | 23.93 (16.02; 25.88) **EM |
| Leukocyte concentration [×106/mL] | 0.31 (0.00; 0.80) | 2.45 (0.00; 8.00) **EM | 5.54 (0.40; 10.00) ***EM; **HM |
Values are represented as median (25th; 75th percentile). * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001. EM—versus excellent motility group; HM—versus high motility group. AV—annexin V, PI—propidium iodide.