Table 3.
Metal contents in the spermiogram
| Spermiogram | p-value | Total (N = 102) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal (N = 61) |
Pathological (N = 41) |
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| Essentials, n (%) | ||||
| Co | - | - | - | |
| Mo | - | - | - | |
| Cr | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 0.775 | 2 (2) |
| Cu | 58 (95) | 38 (93) | 0.682 | 95 (94) |
| Fe | 61 (100) | 38 (93) | 0.032 | 99 (97) |
| Zn | 61 (100) | 41 (100) | 102 (100) | |
| Mn | - | - | - | |
| Cu (mg/kg) | 0.59 ± 0.34 | 0.54 ± 0.36 | 0.521 | 0.57 ± 0.34 |
| Fe (mg/kg) | 0.61 ± 0.31 | 0.66 ± 0.64 | 0.618 | 0.63 ± 0.47 |
| Zn (mg/kg) | 96.2 (65.3) | 75.3 (37.0) | 0.066 | 87.8 ± 56.4 |
| Cu (mg/kg)* | 0.52 (0.34; 0.79) | 0.48 (0.34; 0.64) | 0.434 | 0.50 (0.34; 0.74) |
| Fe (mg/kg)* | 0.55 (0.36; 0.84) | 0.42 (0.30; 0.74) | 0.321 | 0.51 (0.33; 0.82) |
| Zn (mg/kg)* | 86.7 (46.1; 116.3) | 71.6 (46.4; 100.0) | 0.201 | 82.0 (46.5; 111.3) |
| Fe, n (%) | 0.383 | |||
| 25% lower (< 0.332) | 12 (20) | 13 (32) | 25 (25) | |
| 50% central | 33 (54) | 19 (46) | 52 (50) | |
| 25% higher (> 0.824) | 16 (26) | 9 (22) | 25 (25) | |
| Zn, n (%) | 0.314 | |||
| 25% lower (< 46.46) | 15 (25) | 10 (24) | 25 (25) | |
| 50% central | 28 (46) | 24 (59) | 52 (50) | |
| 25% higher (> 111.26) | 18 (29) | 7 (17) | 25 (25) | |
| No essentials, n (%) | ||||
| Ba | - | - | - | - |
| Al | 44 (72) | 31 (76) | 0.872 | 75 (74) |
| B | 8 (13) | 8 (20) | 0.553 | 16 (16) |
| Cd | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 0.775 | 2 (2) |
| Li | 1 (2) | - | 0.598 | 1 (1) |
| Ni | 10 (16) | 6 (15) | 0.811 | 16 (16) |
| Pb | 26 (43) | 20 (49) | 0.682 | 46 (45) |
| Sr | 35 (57) | 23 (56) | 0.898 | 58 (57) |
| V | 49 (80) | 32 (78) | 0.977 | 81 (79) |
| Al (mg/kg) | 2.45 ± 4.20 | 2.91 ± 4.24 | 0.589 | 2.64 ± 4.20 |
| B (mg/kg) | 0.08 ± 0.25 | 0.11 ± 0.31 | 0.580 | 0.10 ± 0.28 |
| Ni (mg/kg) | 0.04 ± 0.19 | 0.03 ± 0.07 | 0.587 | 0.04 ± 0.15 |
| Pb (mg/kg) | 0.02 ± 0.03 | 0.02 ± 0.03 | 0.720 | 0.02 ± 0.03 |
| Sr (mg/kg) | 0.07 ± 0.09 | 0.07 ± 0.10 | 0.824 | 0.07 ± 0.09 |
| V (mg/kg) | 0.44 ± 0.38 | 0.47 ± 0.38 | 0.714 | 0.46 ± 0.37 |
| Al (mg/kg)* | 0.38 (0; 1.04) | 0.32 (0.11; 8.84) | 0.877 | 0.34 (0; 7.43) |
| B (mg/kg)* | 0 (0; 0) | 0 (0; 0) | 0.419 | 0 (0; 0) |
| Ni (mg/kg)* | 0 (0; 0) | 0 (0; 0) | 0.842 | 0 (0; 0) |
| Pb (mg/kg)* | 0 (0; 0.04) | 0 (0; 0.03) | 0.779 | 0 (0; 0.04) |
| Sr (mg/kg)* | 0.06 (0; 0.10) | 0.06 (0; 0.09) | 0.909 | 0.06 (0; 0.09) |
| V (mg/kg)* | 0.41 (0.13; 0.64) | 0.50 (0.18; 0.77) | 0.624 | 0.42 (0.15; 0.69) |
| Macroelements, n (%) | ||||
| Ca | 61 (100) | 41 (100) | 102 (100) | |
| K | 61 (100) | 41 (100) | 102 (100) | |
| Mg | 51 (84) | 34 (83) | 0.928 | 85 (83) |
| Na | 61 (100) | 41 (100) | 102 (100) | |
| Ca (mg/kg) | 259.0 ± 102.1 | 227.2 ± 56.9 | 0.073 | 246.2 ± 87.8 |
| K (mg/kg) | 844.7 ± 274.4 | 773.7 ± 161.8 | 0.139 | 816.1 ± 237.3 |
| Mg (mg/kg) | 73.8 ± 52.1 | 60.0 ± 32.5 | 0.137 | 68.2 ± 45.6 |
| Na (mg/kg) | 2134.7 ± 256.6 | 2161.8 ± 241.2 | 0.593 | 2145.6 ± 249.6 |
| Ca (mg/kg)* | 238.7 (183.2; 311.8) | 231.6 (181; 279.2) | 0.253 | 236.4 (182.9; 289.4) |
| K (mg/kg)* | 763.3 (664.1; 997.1) | 779.6 (635.0; 895.4) | 0.399 | 770.6 (647.6; 936.6) |
| Mg (mg/kg)* | 75.1 (43.7; 95.4) | 67.7 (47.9; 85.5) | 0.222 | 69.1 (46.3; 89.3) |
| Na (mg/kg)* | 2092 (1969; 2315) | 2135 (1990; 2341) | 0.597 | 2133 (1980; 2328) |
| Ca, n (%) | 0.011 | |||
| 25% lower (< 182.9) | 15 (25) | 10 (24) | 25 (25) | |
| 50% central | 25 (41) | 27 (66) | 52 (50) | |
| 25% higher (> 289.4) | 21 (34) | 4 (10) | 25 (25) | |
Data show mean ± standard deviation or frequency (percentage) except * median (P25; P75)