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Table 1 Evaluation of semen parameters in relation to hrHPV result

From: Impact of human papillomavirus infection on semen parameters and reproductive outcomes

Factor

Semen samples

P-value (total in semen samples)

Penile swabs

P-value (total in penile swabs)

Potential sperm donors

Men from infertile couples

Potential sperm donors

Men from infertile couples

hrHPV+/ hrHPV- (n)

hrHPV+/ hrHPV- (median)

P-value

hrHPV+/ hrHPV- (n)

hrHPV+/ hrHPV- (median)

P-value

hrHPV+/ hrHPV- (n)

hrHPV+/ hrHPV- (median)

P-value

hrHPV+/ hrHPV- (n)

hrHPV+/ hrHPV- (median)

P-value

Age

6/91

26/23

0.404

39/289

36/35

0.812

0.431

26/71

23/23

0.537

106/222

35/35

0.898

0.422

Semen pH

6/91

7.3/7.4

0.438

39/289

8/8

0.574

0.519

26/71

7.4/7.4

0.454

106/222

8/8

0.156

0.173

Semen volume (ml)

6/91

4.8/3

0.167

39/289

2/3

0.002

0.009

26/71

3.6/3

0.015

106/222

3/3

0.200

0.908

Sperm concentration (×106/ml)

6/91

31.2/56.5

0.549

39/288

13/26

0.020

0.009

26/71

46.8/58.5

0.883

106/221

23.5/25

0.286

0.251

Total sperm count (×106)

6/91

161.5/167.2

0.952

39/288

33/71.8

0.004

0.005

26/71

189.2/165.1

0.297

106/221

62.5/71.5

0.182

0.462

Motility (%)

6/90

50/51.5

0.970

39/288

53/58.5

0.109

0.181

26/70

52/51.5

0.201

106/221

57/58

0.580

0.884

Progressive motility (%)

6/90

35.5/39

0.958

39/288

34/35

0.136

0.110

26/70

36/39

0.923

106/221

35/35

0.515

0.456

Normal sperm morphology (%)

6/90

10.5/11

0.660

39/288

5/7

0.233

0.095

26/70

10.5/11

0.620

106/221

6.5/7

0.814

0.582

Number of sexual partners

6/88

7/3

0.053

33/276

7/5

0.143

0.021

26/68

6/3

0.008

99/210

6/4

0.003

< 0.001

Age of current sexual partner

4/49

24/25

0.827

37/281

32/32

0.700

0.886

14/39

25/24

0.940

104/214

31/32

0.226

0.628

  1. Statistically significant data (P-value < 0.05) are shown in bold