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Table 6 Sperm motility

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

Groups

Normoglycemic

(n = 10)

Hyperglycemic

(n = 9)

Hyperglycemic + vitamin C (n = 9)

Mobile with progressive movement

68.4 [64.25 - 69.75] a

36.2 [28 - 46] b

35 [17.25 - 51.75] b

Mobile without progressive movement

8.5 [7 - 12.5] a

6.0 [4 - 12] a

9.0 [5.75 - 25.5] a

Immobile sperm

22.1 [19.25 - 24.5] a

56.3 [46 - 65] b

47.5 [38.75 - 50.25] b

  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.