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Table 6 Correlation analyses between sperm nuclear condensation/compaction tests and conventional semen evaluation parameters

From: Could high DNA stainability (HDS) be a valuable indicator of sperm nuclear integrity?

Parameters (N = 100)

AB (%)

TB (%)

CMA3 (%)

Semen volume (ml)

0.02

−0.01

0.06

Sperm concentration (106/ml)

−0.36a

−0.1

−0.3a

Sperm abnormal morphology (%)

0.36a

0.30a

0.23b

Sperm abnormal head morphology (%)

0.36a

0.28a

0.23b

Total motility (%)

−0.13

0.00

−0.20b

  1. AB Aniline blue, TB Toluidine blue, CMA3 Chromomycine A3
  2. a Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed)
  3. b Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed)