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Table 2 Describing differences in semen parameters, ROS, and DNA damage between the 3 groups of patients

From: Reactive oxygen species and sperm DNA damage in infertile men presenting with low level leukocytospermia

 

Leukocytospermia (× 106WBC/mL)

None

0.1–1 million

>1 million

P

Leukocytes (× 106 wbc/mL semen)

0.0 ± 0.01

0.54 ± 0.22a

3.78 ± 3.08a,b

P < 0.01

Concentration (× 106/mL)

53.04 ± 56.76

69.04 ± 80.72

39.35 ± 39.98

0.97

Motility (%)

48.37 ± 17.42

47.33 ± 25.74

49.23 ± 19.56

0.8

Normal morphology (%)

3.42 ± 3.12

3.56 ± 3.16

4.14 ± 3.79

0.3

ROS (RLU/ sec)

116.7

944.8

61286.8

<0.001

(49; 550.3)

(127; 3315.4)a

(6905; 234876)a,b

DNA damage (%)

19.89 ± 17.31

26.47 ± 19.64a

24.60 ± 17.47

0.038

  1. The results are presented as mean ± SD for all the parameters except ROS which is presented as median (25th; 75th percentile).
  2. aP <0.05 statistically significant compared to non-leukocytospermic group.
  3. bP <0.05 statistically significant compared to low-level leukocytospermic group.
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Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

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