Table 4 Correlation between sperm parameters and chromatin status with total antioxidant capacity (TAC) and malondialdehid (MAD)
Correlations | TAC (mM) | MDA (mM) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
r | P-value | r | P-value | |
Sperm Abnormality (%) | ||||
Before | −0.339 | 0.01 | 0.301 | 0.03 |
After | −0.393 | 0.005 | 0.333 | 0.01 |
Sperm concentration (106/mL) | ||||
Before | −0.097 | 0.503 | 0.045 | 0.759 |
After | −0.072 | 0.618 | 0.106 | 0.465 |
Total Motility (%) | ||||
Before | 0.384 | 0.006 | −0.319 | 0.02 |
After | 0.455 | 0.001 | −0.435 | 0.002 |
CMA3 + (%) | ||||
Before | −0.441 | 0.001 | 0.327 | 0.02 |
After | −0.438 | 0.001 | 0.359 | 0.01 |
DNA fragmentation (%) | ||||
Before | −0.363 | 0.01 | 0.361 | 0.01 |
After | −0.456 | 0.001 | 0.365 | 0.009 |