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Table 2 Descriptive characteristics of participants’ semen parameters

From: Decline of semen quality over the last 30 years in Uruguay

 

Volume (ml)

Sperm concentration (106/ml)

Vitality (%)

Morphology (%)

Motility a (%)

Motility b (%)

a + b (%)

N

317

317

209

313

317

317

316

Mean ± SD

3.5 ± 1.6

64.6 ± 40.9

85.4 ± 12.4

13.8 ± 11.6

28.9. ± 14.4

31.5 ± 11.9

60.2 ± 13.6

Median

3.2

58

90

11

27

32

62

25th centile

2.3

33.9

77.5

8

19

21

52

75th centile

4.5

85.5

95

15.5

38

41

69

  1. The data were obtained by the analysis of the first spermiogram of 317 individuals collected between 1988 and 2019
  2. N Number of donors, SD Standard deviation