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Table 4 Sperm counts in the epididymis

From: Vitamin C partially attenuates male reproductive deficits in hyperglycemic rats

Groups

Normoglycemic

(n = 10)

Hyperglycemic

(n = 10)

Hyperglycemic + vitamin C (n = 9)

Sperm number in the cauda epididymis (×10 6 )

111.00 [90.00 - 131.00] a

40.16 [33.05 - 71.00] b

43.00 [42.63 - 73.80] ab

Sperm transit time in the cauda (days)

3.43 [3.30 - 4.65] a

1.56 [1.25 - 2.70] b

2.14 [1.72 - 2.88] ab

  1. Values expressed as median [Q1 - Q3]. a, b Different letters indicate groups that differ statistically (p < 0.05). Kruskal - Wallis test, with the post hoc Dunn test.