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Table 4 Sperm parameters varied as the seminal leukocytic level increased

From: Effect and mechanisms of reproductive tract infection on oxidative stress parameters, sperm DNA fragmentation, and semen quality in infertile males

Parameters

WBC < 106

(n = 60)

WBC > 106

(n = 53)

t

p

Volume (ml)

2.9 ± 1.1

2.8 ± 0.9

0.2

0.815

PH

7.3 ± 0.2

7.3 ± 0.2

0.8

0.301

Sperm count (× 106/ml)

76.2 ± 41.2

75.1 ± 30.2

1.2

0.213

Total motile sperm count, % (× 106/ml)

53.7 ± 25.2

45.3 ± 26.2

2.6

0.008*

Count of sperm with good progressive motility (PR%)

46.2 ± 15.1

38.3 ± 13.4

2.7

0.006*

Proportion of sperm with normal morphology (%)

4.4 ± 1.5

2.9 ± 1.0

1.1

0.005*

VCL (um/s)

46.2 ± 9.0

41.3 ± 9.1

2.2

0.031*

VSL (um/s)

29.5 ± 6.2

26.2 ± 6.1

2.6

0.015*

VAP (um/s)

30.3 ± 6.8

25.0 ± 6.4

2.3

0.018*

ALH (um)

4.0 ± 2.1

4.1 ± 2.1

0.4

0.656

WOB (%)

68.6 ± 5.2

63.3 ± 5.2

3.6

0.002*

Log (ROS + 1)

1.8 ± 0.8

2.9 ± 0.6

6.3

0.001*

TM

0.9 ± 0.2

1.2 ± 0.6

3.8

0.009*

HDS (%)

6.5 ± 3.1

11.6 ± 5.1

4.1

0.028*

MDA (nmol/ml)

2.6 ± 0.3

4.5 ± 0.5

0.3

0.035*

TAC (U/L)

23.1 ± 3.3

15.1 ± 1.6

3.5

0.020*

DFI (%)

20.0 ± 10.2

28.2 ± 13.2

2.8

0.022*

  1. DFI DNA fragmentation index, VCL curvilinear velocity, VSL straight-line velocity, VAP average path velocity, ALH amplitude of lateral head displacement, WOB wobble, TM tail moment