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Table 4 Sperm survival test in men with and without metabolic syndrome classified in BMI groups

From: Impact of metabolic syndrome on the viability of human spermatozoa: a cross-sectional descriptive study in men from infertile couples

BMI

MetS subgroups

Abnormal SST

Normal SST

P1-value

P2-value

BMI < 23

Non-MetS (90, 88.2%)

47 (52.2%)

43 (47.8%)

0.690

0.02

MetS (12, 11.8%)

7 (58.3%)

5 (41.7%)

BMI ≥ 23

Non-MetS (58, 62.4%)

32 (55.2%)

26 (44.8%)

0.033

MetS (35, 37.6%)

27 (77.1%)

8 (22.9%)

  1. BMI body mass index; MetS metabolic syndrome; SST sperm survival test
  2. Values were expressed as the number (percentage)
  3. Comparison was performed between men with and without MetS (P1-value) and in BMI groups (P2-value) using the chi-square test
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Basic and Clinical Andrology

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