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Table 3 Correlation of the lipids in spermatozoa with total motility (n = 24)

From: High-coverage targeted lipidomics revealed dramatic lipid compositional changes in asthenozoospermic spermatozoa and inverse correlation of ganglioside GM3 with sperm motility

Lipids

Pearson correlation coefficient

P value

Total Cho

-0.489

0.015

Total GM3

-0.533

0.007

Total LPI

-0.551

0.005

Total PE

-0.523

0.009

Total plasmalogenPC

-0.434

0.034

GM3 d18:1/16:0

-0.536

0.007

GM3 d18:0/24:0

-0.509

0.011

GM3 d18:1/22:0

-0.455

0.026

GM3 d18:1/24:0

-0.492

0.015

GM3 d18:1/24:1

-0.586

0.003

LPI18:0

-0.543

0.006

PC40:4p

-0.444

0.030

PE32:1

-0.434

0.034

PE38:4p

-0.524

0.009

PE38:6p

-0.649

0.001

PE38:6

-0.459

0.024

PE40:6p

-0.484

0.017

PE40:6

-0.493

0.014

PG38:4

-0.565

0.004

  1. Correlations of lipids with progressive motility were tested by Pearson’s correlation analysis. Results were considered to be statistically significant if P < 0.05