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. 2022 Nov 4;11(21):6540. doi: 10.3390/jcm11216540

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of the whole cohort of patients (n = 60).

Overall SOD+ SOD− p-Value *
No. of individuals 60 30 (50.0%) 30 (59.0%)
Age (years) 0.6
 Median (IQR) 36 (32–39) 36 (32–41) 36 (32–40)
 Range 18–50 18–50 25–50
Duration of infertility (months) 0.3
 Median (IQR) 24 (12–38) 24 (12–38) 24 (15–40)
 Range 12–200 12–200 24–108
BMI (kg/m2) 0.4
 Median (IQR) 25.2 (23.7–27.1) 25.1 (23.8–26.3) 25.2 (23.8–28.7)
 Range 18.9–41.0 18.9–41.0 20.9–41.0
CCI (score) 0.8
 Median (IQR) 0.0 (0.0) 0.0 (0.0) 0.0 (0.0)
 Mean (SD) 0.1 (0.2) 0.1 (0.1) 0.1 (0.1)
 Range 0–4 0–1 0–4
Current smoking status (No. (%)) 27 (45.0) 13 (43.3) 14 (46.6) 0.6
Mean TV (Prader’s estimation) 0.7
 Median (IQR) 18 (14–20) 18 (18–25) 18 (14–25)
 Range 5–25 5–25 8–25
Varicocele (No. (%)) 21 (35.0) 10 (33.3) 11 (36.6) 0.2
tT (ng/mL) 0.7
 Median (IQR) 4.6 (3.5–5.9) 4.5 (3.1–6.1) 4.6 (3.7–6.5)
 Range 0.9–21.5 0.9–11.9 2.0–21.5
FSH (mUI/mL) 0.5
 Median (IQR) 6.4 (3.0–9.5) 6.5 (3.1–8.8) 6.4 (2.9–9.1)
 Range 0.8–45.8 2.1–15.3 0.8–45.8
LH (mUI/mL) 0.3
 Median (IQR) 5.2 (3.1–7.2) 5.1 (3.3–7.5) 5.2 (3.5–8.4)
 Range 1.9–34.2 1.9–13.7 3.1–34.2
Prolactin (ng/mL) 0.8
 Median (IQR) 7.9 (5.1–11.5) 7.8 (4.9–10.7) 8.1 (5.6–11.9)
 Range 1.9–24.3 1.9–24.3 2.6–23.9
TSH (mUI/L) 0.5
 Median (IQR) 1.5 (1.2–2.7) 1.5 (1.1–2.7) 1.6 (1.2–2.1)
 Range 0.9–4.6 0.9–4.2 0.9–4.6
Sexual abstinence (days) 0.9
 Median (IQR) 3 (2–5) 3 (2–5) 3 (2–5)
 Range 2–7 2–7 2–7
Semen volume (mL) 0.8
 Median (IQR) 3.0 (2.0–4.0) 3.0 (2.0–4.5) 3.0 (2.0–4.0)
 Range 1.0–11.0 1.0–11.0 1.0–9.0
Sperm concentration (×106/mL) 0.5
 Median (IQR) 16.3 (4.9–23.1) 16.1 (3.1–19.3) 16.2 (4.6–24.6)
 Range 0.9–25.8 0.9–24.7 1.1–25.8
Progressive sperm motility (%) 0.7
 Median (IQR) 16 (10–39) 17 (10–36) 16 (9–31)
 Range 0–46 0–46 0–45
Normal sperm morphology (%) 0.4
 Median (IQR) 2 (1–6) 2 (1–6) 2 (1–6)
 Range 0–10 0–10 0–10
SDF (%) 0.8
 Median (IQR) 41.0 (30–53) 41.2 (30–51) 40.7 (30–55)
 Range 30–97 30–86 30–97

Keys: BMI = body mass index; CCI = Charlson Comorbidity Index; TV = testicular volume; tT = total testosterone; FSH = follicle-stimulating hormone; LH = luteinizing hormone; TSH = thyroid-stimulating hormone; SDF = sperm DNA fragmentation index. * p-value according to the Mann–Whitney test and chi-square test, as indicated.