Table 2 Comparison of Vitamin D levels and Sperm parameters
From: Vitamin D levels and human sperm DNA fragmentation: a prospective, cohort study
Semen Variable | DeficientVitamin D (< 20 ng/mL) (N = 24) Mean(± 95% CI) | Insufficient Vitamin D (21–29 ng/mL) (N = 43) Mean (± 95% CI) | Sufficient Vitamin D (≥ 30 ng/mL) (N = 35) Mean (± 95% CI) | p* | p** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total DFI% | 10(7,13) | 10(9.8,12) | 11%(8.8,13) | 0.7148 | 0.4561 |
Moderate DFI% | 6(4,8) | 6(5.8,7.8) | 6(4.9,7.1) | 0.9764 | 0.9976 |
High DFI% | 3(1.6,4.6) | 4(3,5) | 5(3.6,6.4) | 0.1503 | 0.0982 |
HDS% | 8(6,10) | 9(7,11) | 9(7.2,11) | 0.6776 | 0.6961 |
Sperm Density (Millions/mL) | 86.5(47.7,125.4) | 93.7(68.6,118.8) | 75.63(54.8,96.5) | 0.5969 | 0.5981 |
Motility (%) | 65(59.1,70.9) | 65(62,68) | 64(60,68) | 0.9181 | 0.8522 |
Morphology (%) | 4(3.2,4.8) | 5(4.4,6.6) | 6(3.3,8.7) | 0.6023 | 0.3818 |