| Variable |
Donors (n = 13) |
Group 1 (n = 12) |
Group 2 (n = 21) |
A |
B |
C |
|
| ROS (x 106 cpm) |
0.1 (0.09, 0.65) |
63 (6.1, 451) |
3.2 (0.7, 13) |
0.02 |
0.03 |
0.04 |
| TAC (Trolox Equivalent) |
985 (825, 1755) |
563 (409, 814) |
1003 (901, 1251) |
0.02 |
0.85 |
0.01 |
| ROS-TAC Score |
53 (51, 63) |
33 (29, 39) |
50 (45, 55) |
0.005 |
0.06 |
0.01 |
| Seminal Leukocytes (x 106/mL) |
0.1 (0, 0.2) |
1.8 (0.6, 4.4) |
0.0 (0.0, 0.4) |
0.006 |
0.2 |
0.01 |
|
| Values are median (25th, 75th percentiles). ROS = reactive oxygen species in
washed sperm suspensions (after simple wash and resuspension in PBS) measured
by chemiluminescence assay. TAC = total antioxidant capacity in seminal plasma
measured by enhanced chemiluminescence assay. A = P value of donors
versus group 1. B = P value of donors versus group 2. C = P
value of group 1 versus group 2. Wilcoxon rank-sum test was used for the
analysis and P < .05 was significant. |
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