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Table 2 Comparison of semen parameters (mean ± SD) in Proven Donors (n = 28) and Teratozoospermic Patients (n = 79)

From: Relationship amongst teratozoospermia, seminal oxidative stress and male infertility

Parameter

Proven donors

Teratozoospermic patients

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

Cutoff value

AUC

Volume (mL)

4.24 ± 2.13

3.27 ± 1.62*

89.7

35.7

5.0

0.633

Concentration (× 10 6 /mL)

60.07 ± 33.44

60.64 ± 53.58

55.7

71.4

41.7

0.578

Motility (%)

50.85 ± 13.52

57.66 ± 12.33*

-

-

-

-

Normal morphology (%)

7.00 ± 4.35

1.52 ± 1.12*

100

73.7

3.5

0.913

Endtz test (WBC/mL)

0.00 ± 0.00

0.25 ± 0.87

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

ROS (RLU/sec/10 6 sperm)

75.8 (33.3; 147.8)**

145.4 (41.5; 555.4)*; **

61.1

70.4

95.3

0.638

  1. *Significant if P < 0.05; **Values represented as median (25th, 75th percentile).