Table 1 Anthropometric. metabolic and spermatic characteristics of patients included in the study. Patients were allocated in two groups: the metabolic syndrome group (with MS) and the non-metabolic syndrome (no MS) group. P value corresponds to the difference between the metabolic and non-metabolic syndrome groups. Qualitative variables were analyzed using chi-square test. Quantitative variables were analyzed using the nonparametric Mann–Whitney test
From: Association between metabolic disorders and seminal plasma miRNA levels: a pilot study
All subjects (n = 160) | No MetS (n = 113) | MetS (n = 47) | P value without vs with MetS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (year) | 37.1 ± 0.4 | 32.2 ± 0.4 | 39.1 ± 0.4 | < 0.001 |
BMI (kg.m.−2) | 26.4 ± 0.3 | 25.2 ± 1.1 | 29.3 ± 0.6 | < 0.0001 |
Waist Circumference (cm) | 92.9 ± 0.9 | 89.3 ± 1.0 | 101.3 ± 1.4 | < 0.0001 |
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 125.6 ± 1.0 | 123.4 ± 0.9 | 130.7 ± 2 | < 0.001 |
Glycaemia (mmol/l) | 5.3 ± 0.1 | 5.1 ± 0.1 | 5.9 ± 0.2 | < 0.0001 |
Total cholesterol (mmol/l) | 5.2 ± 0.1 | 5.1 ± 0.1 | 5.4 ± 0.2 | 0.05 |
LDL cholesterol (mmol/l) | 3.28 ± 0.07 | 3.23 ± 0.09 | 3.41 ± 0.14 | 0.18 |
HDL cholesterol (mmol/l) | 1.23 ± 0.03 | 1.32 ± 0.03 | 1.02 ± 0.04 | < 0.0001 |
Triglycerides (mmol/l) | 1.7 ± 0.1 | 1.3 ± 0.1 | 2.5 ± 0.2 | < 0.0001 |
Ejaculate volume (ml) | 3.6 ± 0.1 | 3.6 ± 0.2 | 3.4 ± 0.2 | 0.49 |
Sperm concentration (10.6/ml) | 50.3 ± 3.8 | 47.1 ± 4.3 | 59.2 ± 7.8 | 0.09 |
Total sperm count (10.6/ejaculate) | 179 ± 17 | 173 ± 22 | 192 ± 29 | 0.16 |
Progressive motility (%) | 39.9 ± 1.4 | 40.1 ± 1.6 | 39.5 ± 2.7 | 0.89 |
Sperm vitality (%) | 71.6 ± 1.3 | 72.0 ± 1.5 | 70.7 ± 2.5 | 0.72 |
Sperm morphology (%) | 16.0 ± 1.1 | 15.5 ± 1.4 | 15.3 ± 2.0 | 0.58 |
Sperm DNA fragmentation (%) | 8.4 ± 0.5 | 8.3 ± 0.6 | 8.7 ± 0.8 | 0.33 |