Table 1 Comparison of male age and sperm parameters between infertile men with varicocele and fertile individuals.

From: Reduced sperm telomere length in individuals with varicocele is associated with reduced genomic integrity

Parameters

Varicocele

Fertile

p-value

Male age (year)

28.50 ± 5.52

41.38 ± 3.62

<0.001

Paternal age at conception (year)

28.39 ± 7.47

30.30 ± 7.04

0.47

Sperm concentration (106/ml)

69.83 ± 12.53

135.1 ± 23.68

0.01

Sperm count (106/ejaculate)

209 ± 36.6

423.46 ± 70.56

0.007

Sperm motility (%)

43.75 ± 4.07

62.03 ± 2.58

0.001

Abnormal sperm morphology (%)

97.66 ± 0.2

96.88 ± 0.2

0.04

Semen volume (ml)

2.98 ± 0.3

3.36 ± 0.38

0.427

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