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Table 4 Semen analysis between the groups

From: Obesity is associated with increased seminal insulin and leptin alongside reduced fertility parameters in a controlled male cohort

 

Non obese group

Obese group

p

 

n

Mean ± SD

Median

Range

n

Mean ± SD

Median

Range

 

Semen Volume (ml)

19

2.7 ± 1.0

2.7

1.2 – 5.5

23

2.5 ± 1.5

2.2

0.4 – 7.0

0.6217

Sperm conc. (106/ml)

19

35.3 ± 16.7

34.0

8.8 – 72.4

23

23.7 ± 13.6

21.9

7.5 – 49.5

0.0145

Total sperm count (x106)

19

96.5 ± 59.1

95.2

13.2 – 243.7

23

64.4 ± 58.8

47.3

3.7 – 247.5

0.0863

Progressive motility (%)

19

33.8 ± 16.2

33.7

0.0 – 59.5

23

24.5 ± 19.1

20.0

0.0 – 70.1

0.0986

Total motility (%)

19

52.2 ± 20.3

54.4

18.5 – 78.6

23

41.4 ± 21.6

42.2

1.1 – 74.9

0.1066

Vitality (%)

19

62.6 ± 18.1

60.0

29.0 – 92.0

23

45.0 ± 26.1

50.0

6.0 – 88.0

0.0172

Normal morphology (%)

19

2.57 ± 1.95

2.0

1.0 – 7.0

23

1.95 ± 1.22

2.0

0.0 – 5.0

0.2371

Abnormal MMP (%)

19

29.4 ± 13.4

24.0

15.0 – 58.0

23

57.7 ± 23.8

52.0

21.5 – 93.0

<0.0001

DNA Fragmentation (%)

19

17.3 ± 11.8

15.0

3.2 – 45.4

23

30.2 ± 18.6

29.5

5.0 – 83.5

0.0119

  1. All statistical analysis done via Student t-test.