Table 3 Correlation between semen profile and levels of glutathione peroxidase 3 (GPX3) in the seminal fluid of fertile (n=100) and infertile (n=100) men
Sperm motilitya (%) | Sperm concentration (million/ml) | Sperm normal morphology (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Progressively motile sperm | Non-progressively motile sperm | Immotile sperm | |||
Fertile group | |||||
GPX3 | r=0.571 | r=−0.156 | r=−0.425 | r=0.195 | r=0.428 |
p=0.032 | p=0.403 | p=0.063 | p=0.330 | p=0.047 | |
Infertile group | |||||
GPX3 | r=0.456 | r=0.065 | r=−0.237 | r=0.171 | r=0.286 |
p=0.044 | p=0.670 | p=0.169 | p=0.260 | p=0.076 | |