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Table 1 Clinical characteristic and standard semen parameters

From: Beneficial effects of hypotaurine supplementation in preparation and freezing media on human sperm cryo-capacitation and DNA quality

 

All patients

Normo-zoospermic patients

Patients with abnormal sperm parameters

Number of subjects

33

19

14

Age (years)

33.5 ± 0.8

34.0 ± 1.1

32.9 ± 1.2

BMI

26.2 ± 0.8

26.3 ± 1.0

26.1 ± 1.3

Standard semen parameters

Semen volume (ml)

4.7 ± 0.4

4.6 ± 0.3

4.8 ± 0.8

pH

7.9 ± 0.05

7.9 ± 0.03

7.8 ± 0.1

Spz concentration (106 cells/ml)

112.8 ± 13.3

119.7 ± 14.5

103.5 ± 24.7

Round cells concentration (106 cells/ml)

3.0 ± 0.6

2.5 ± 0.6

3.8 ± 1.0

PMN concentration (106 cells/ml)

0.1 ± 0.1

0.1 ± 0.1

0.2 ± 0.2

Vitality (%)

73.6 ± 1.9

75.0 ± 1.9

71.4 ± 3.8

Total motility (%)

54.3 ± 1.6

55.5 ± 1.9

52.7 ± 3.0

Progressive motility (%)

46.1 ± 1.7

47.7 ± 2.1

43.8 ± 2.7

Typical morphology (%)

7.6 ± 1.5

12.3 ± 1.8

1.3 ± 0.3

  1. Values are represented as mean ± SEM. Spermatozoa morphology was measured using a stricter criteria classification and conventional semen parameters were established according to the WHO 2010 guidelines. BMI body mass index. Spz spermatozoa. PMN PolyMorphonuclear Neutrophil