Table 3 TUNEL, DFI, HDS and AGE after grouping into age classes
From: Could high DNA stainability (HDS) be a valuable indicator of sperm nuclear integrity?
AGE Class | Mean | SD | N |
|---|---|---|---|
AGE | |||
 21➔30 | 28.20 | 2.23 | 51 |
 31➔40 | 35.62 | 2.73 | 214 |
 41➔50 | 43.67 | 2.49 | 79 |
51➔65 | 54.62 | 4.41 | 8 |
TUNEL | |||
 21➔30 | 8.39 | 3.85 | 44 |
 31➔40 | 9.26 | 4.52 | 195 |
 41➔50 | 9.18 | 5.06 | 73 |
 ANOVA p = 0.51 | |||
DFI | |||
 21➔30 | 14.67 | 5.64 | 49 |
 31➔40 | 16.25* | 6.09 | 207 |
 41➔50 | 16.22* | 6.02 | 76 |
 ANOVA p = 0.24 | |||
 *Student t: p < 0.05 | |||
HDS | |||
 21➔30 | 11.53 | 4.07 | 49 |
 31➔40 | 11.49 | 3.91 | 206 |
 41➔50 | 11.90 | 4.32 | 76 |
 ANOVA p = 0.74 | |||