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Table 2 Logistic regression analysis of individual disomy rates compared to semen parameters. a. Sperm concentration, b. sperm motility, c. sperm morphology. (C) = control values, (T) = test values.

From: The association between male infertility and sperm disomy: Evidence for variation in disomy levels among individuals and a correlation between particular semen parameters and disomy of specific chromosome pairs

a. Sperm concentration

Chromosome

Mean disomy

SD (4 dp)

Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval)

p-value

21

(C) 0.19%

(T) 0.20%

0.0018

0.0028

1.14 (0.94, 1.40)

0.18

Sex

(C) 0.20%

(T) 0.48%

0.0046

0.0015

2.39 (2.04, 2.81)

< 0.0001

b. Motility

Chromosome

Mean disomy

SD

Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval)

p-value

21

(C) 0.16%

(T) 0.28%

0.0013

0.0037

1.75 (1.43, 2.14)

< 0.0001

Sex

(C) 0.30%

(T) 0.37%

0.0037

0.0029

1.12 (0.95, 1.34)

0.19

c. Morphology

Chromosome

Mean disomy

SD

Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval)

p-value

21

(C) 0.24%

(T) 0.16%

0.0039

0.0013

1.54 (1.26, 1.89)

< 0.0001

Sex

(C) 0.33%

(T) 0.28%

0.0039

0.0024

1.22 (1.04, 1.43)

0.013