Table 3 Effects of sperm ROS on in vitro embryo development based on various infertility factors (multiple logistic regression analysis)

Ovulation disorder

90

log-mROS

1.325(1.103–1.595)

0.003

1.192(0.975–1.458)

0.087

1.362(1.151–1.614)

<.0001

1.391(1.089–1.783)

0.009

1.052(0.806–1.372)

0.711

log-hydrogen peroxide

1.162(0.942–1.441)

0.159

1.048(0.840–1.309)

0.675

1.130(0.936–1.364)

0.204

0.902(0.691–1.177)

0.449

1.000(0.761–1.316)

0.999

Unexplained

75

log-mROS

0.920(0.715–1.180)

0.515

0.709(0.562–0.892)

0.003

0.685(0.559–0.836)

<.0001

0.746(0.567–0.978)

0.035

1.081(0.819–1.429)

0.582

log- hydrogen peroxide

1.078(0.820–1.423)

0.592

0.827(0.631–1.082)

0.168

1.040(0.828–1.307)

0.735

1.116(0.826–1.511)

0.475

0.603(0.327–1.066)

0.891

Male

41

log-mROS

0.959(0.676–1.358)

0.816

0.830(0.559–1.230)

0.353

0.933(0.684–1.268)

0.658

0.628(0.362–1.068)

0.090

1.389(0.672–2.949)

0.381

log- hydrogen peroxide

1.173(0.901–1.536)

0.242

0.729(0.535–0.984)

0.041

0.993(0.783–1.261)

0.954

1.013(0.665–1.544)

0.953

0.446(0.248–0.763)

0.005

Tubal

137

log-mROS

0.863(0.720–1.034)

0.112

1.000(0.821–1.217)

0.999

0.876(0.742–1.033)

0.116

0.867(0.674–1.112)

0.262

1.006(0.783–1.292)

0.963

log- hydrogen peroxide

0.862(0.744–0.998)

0.047

0.916(0.783–1.071)

0.274

0.865(0.756–0.988)

0.033

1.009(0.823–1.235)

0.933

1.514(0.944–1.412)

0.163

Endometriosis

50

log-mROS

1.168(0.876–1.559)

0.291

1.114(0.824–1.511)

0.483

1.243(0.956–1.622)

0.106

0.812(0.555–1.181)

0.279

0.730(0.494–1.069)

0.109

log- hydrogen peroxide

0.975(0.717–1.326)

0.871

0.894(0.650–1.228)

0.488

0.964(0.720–1.292)

0.808

1.106(0.744–1.649)

0.617

0.724(0.465–1.113)

0.146