Table 3 Post thaw sample characteristics according to the various pathologies studied in reference to the CSD healthy group

n

1448

2315

1175

439

360

208

40

68

73

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Post-thaw motility (%)

40 ± 14

21 ± 15^*

24 ± 16^*

23 ± 16^*

17 ± 15^*

22 ± 15^*

17 ± 14^*

26 ± 15^*

23 ± 17^*

223

<0.0001

Motility recovery rate (%)

60 ± 17

44 ± 25^*

46 ± 25^*

46 ± 25^*

40 ± 28^*

47 ± 26^*

53 ± 29

52 ± 21

51 ± 27^*

73

<0.0001

NMSPS (×10⁶)

4.75 ± 3.21

1.26 ± 1.80^*

2.78 ± 3.44^*

2.54 ± 2.86^*

1.80 ± 3.12^*

2.06 ± 2.76^*

4.32 ± 6.96

4.59 ± 5.90

2.75 ± 2.62^*

156

<0.0001

Number of straws (median)

_

21

19

20

15

18

15

20

23

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