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Table 2 The comparison of sperm parameters and hormone concentrations among four experimental groups

From: How much obesity and diabetes do impair male fertility?

Variables

GROUPS

Control

(n = 40)

Lean DM

(n = 35)

Obese

(n = 40)

Obese DM

(n = 35)

P-value*

Sperm motility (%)

74.19 ± 2.42

56.034 ± 4.38

55.71 ± 3.70

54.84 ± 3.83

0.000

Normal sperm morphology (%)

28.50 ± 1.75

11.66 ± 1.47

14.03 ± 2.04

16.69 ± 2.09

0.000

Progressive motility (%)

49.08 ± 2.79

37.02 ± 3.73

37.56 ± 3.74

33.39 ± 3.28

0.008

Total normal progressively motile sperm count (n)

71.41 ± 24.97

47.37 ± 5.16

62.23 ± 3.34a

49.96 ± 5.49

0.003

FSH (mIU/mL

3.35 ± 0.36

3.47 ± 0.389

3.41 ± 0.43

3.56 ± 0.34

0.983

LH (mIU/mL)

2.49 ± 0.19

2.74 ± 0.20

3.21 ± 0.80

2.53 ± 0.17

0.657

TT (ng/mL)

4.47 ± 0.29

3.52 ± 0.23

3.78 ± 0.26

3.70 ± 0.43

0.383

FT (ng/mL)

26.41 ± 14.83

15.96 ± 5.34

11.09 ± 0.71

11.38 ± 1.20

0.512

SHBG

41.77 ± 2.21

34.06 ± 2.26

32.95 ± 1.96

25.00 ± 2.16

0.000

  1. FSH Follicle-stimulating hormone, LH Luteinizing hormone, T Testosterone, FT Free testosterone, SHBG Sex hormone-binding globulin
  2. *Obtained by One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) test at significant level of 0.05