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Table 2 The clinical information of patients whose pathological sections in the pathology department(x ± s)

From: miR-188-3p-targeted regulation of ATG7 affects cell autophagy in patients with nonobstructive azoospermia

Index

NOA group (n = 5)

Control group (n = 5)

P-value

Age (years)

31.20 ± 4.87

28.40 ± 8.79

0.292

FSH (IU/L)

21.53 ± 9.67*

6.46 ± 1.25

0.009

LH (IU/L)

12.00 ± 5.79*

3.59 ± 0.52

0.009

T (ng/ml)

2.99 ± 0.40

4.36 ± 1.26

0.075

PRL (ng/ml)

10.97 ± 3.05

8.89 ± 1.50

0.116

E2 (pg/ml)

21.13 ± 6.4

30.16 ± 7.32

0.076

P (ng/ml)

0.25 ± 0.11

0.42 ± 0.20

0.059

Left testis volume (ml)

6.40 ± 1.67*

12.80 ± 2.95

0.014

Right testis volume (ml)

6.40 ± 1.67*

12.80 ± 2.95

0.014

Number of patients with abnormal secondary sexual characteristics no./total no. (%)

0/5 (0)

0/5 (0)

1.000

Number of patients with varicocele no./total no. (%)

0/5 (0)

0/5 (0)

1.000

Number of patients with genital abnormalities no./total no. (%)

0/5 (0)

0/5 (0)

1.000

Number of patients with abnormal karyotype no./total no. (%)

0/5 (0)

0/5 (0)

1.000

Number of patients with Y chromosome microdeletions no./total no. (%)

0/5 (0)

0/5 (0)

1.000

  1. Plus–minus values are means ± SD. To convert values for estradiol to picomoles per liter, multiply by 3.671. To convert values for testosterone to nanomoles per liter, multiply by 3.467
  2. Explanation for the relevant abbreviations:
  3. FSH means Follicle-stimulating hormone, LH means Luteinizing hormone, T means Total testosterone, PRL means prolactin, E2 means Estradiol and P means Prog
  4. *Statistically significant difference compared with control group (P < 0.05)