Table 1: Sperm variables and their correlation with ATP
content.
Semen Parameters* |
Mean |
SD |
r2 |
Sperm
106/ml |
80.4 |
40.5 |
-0.30 |
Sperm
106/ejaculate |
267.6 |
301.5 |
-0.24 |
Overall Sperm Motility % |
52.4 |
15.3 |
-0.25 |
Progressive Sperm Motility % |
30.2 |
10.8 |
-0.15 |
Normal Sperm Morphology % |
3.3 |
1.7 |
-0.31 |
Vital Sperm (Dye Exclusion) % |
72.6 |
11.8 |
0.23 |
Viable Sperm (HOS Test) % |
57.8 |
16.2 |
-0.02 |
* Pearson correlation coefficient between the
ATP content per 106 sperm and all other sperm variables analyzed revealed
no significant association (p <0.05).