Table 3 Sperm-quality parameters in the highest quartile of dietary GL compared to the lowest quartile
Variables | Quartiles | Number | Means ± SDs | p value†|
|---|---|---|---|---|
Progressive motility, % | 1 2 3 4 | 95 95 96 95 | 69.03 ± 14 60.3 ± 25.4 47.1 ± 10.4 37.7 ± 6.4 | < 0.001 |
Nonprogressive motility,% | 1 2 3 4 | 95 95 96 95 | 24.4 ± 5.06 26.7 ± 8.5 33.5 ± 10.2 38.9 ± 10.2 | < 0.001 |
Immotile, % | 1 2 3 4 | 95 95 96 95 | 7.7 ± 5.01 11.3 ± 9 17.7 ± 8.9 25.2 ± 6.3 | < 0.001 |
Count, mill/ml | 1 2 3 4 | 95 95 96 95 | 38 ± 19.9 26.1 ± 18.6 20.8 ± 10.9 22 ± 10.8 | < 0.001 |
Normal morphology, % | 1 2 3 4 | 87 91 95 95 | 6.6 ± 1.9 6.2 ± 2.1 4.8 ± 1.9 3.8 ± 1.2 | < 0.001 |
Vitality, % | 1 2 3 4 | 89 88 94 95 | 27.5 ± 14.4 39.8 ± 26.4 62.1 ± 29.3 81.3 ± 9.6 | < 0.001 |
DFI, % | 1 2 3 4 | 95 95 96 95 | 13.5 ± 3.06 15.8 ± 6.2 20.6 ± 7.4 23.4 ± 8.07 | < 0.001 |
SCMA, % | 1 2 3 4 | 95 95 96 95 | 25.7 ± 7.4 24.7 ± 9.4 21.5 ± 10.4 15.4 ± 5.5 | < 0.001 |