Table 6.
Parameter | Correlations Coefficient | p | n | Test | p | Eta-Coefficient ŋ2 | |
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Oxidative stress a | Age at control (years) | −0.315 | 0.033 | 46 | |||
Height of patient (m) | 0.337 | 0.025 | 44 | ||||
Sperm concentration (million/mL) | −0.573 | <0.001 | 46 | ||||
Total sperm count (million) | −0.402 | 0.006 | 46 | ||||
Spermiogram category | 0.337 | 0.022 | 46 | ||||
Medication history | 0.32 | 0.039 | 42 | ||||
Erectile function b | Weight of the patient (kg) | 0.364 | 0.015 | 44 | |||
BMI (kg/m2) | 0.3 | 0.048 | 44 | ||||
Physical status | 0.439 | 0.002 | 46 | ||||
Sports activities | 0.301 | 0.042 | 46 | ||||
Size of the affected testicle | Size of the normal testicle (mL) | 0.755 | <0.001 | 44 | |||
Sperm concentration (million/mL) | 0.391 | 0.009 | 44 | ||||
Total sperm count (million) | 0.416 | 0.005 | 44 | ||||
Round cell count (million/mL) | 0.391 | 0.009 | 44 | ||||
Children after torsion | 0.566 | 0.035 | 14 | ||||
Medication history | −0.324 | 0.039 | 41 | ||||
Activity at the onset of symptoms | - | - | - | KW | 0.047 | 0.267 |
BMI: body mass index; FSH: follicle-stimulating hormone; KW: Kruskal–Wallis. Only significant results are shown; the detailed statistical data can be obtained from the authors on request. a Oxidative stress analysis was feasible in 46 cases; b according to the IIEF-5 questionnaire.