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Table 3 Association analysis between Y chromosome haplogroups and sperm characteristics in infertile men

From: Associations between male infertility and ancestry in South Americans: a case control study

 

Haplogroup

E

Haplogroup

F(xK)

Haplogroup

D

Haplogroup

K(xP)

Haplogroup

R

ND

Semen analysisa

 

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Sperm count

 < 15 × 106/ml

9 (56.2)

26 (69.2)

0 (0.0)

5 (71.4)

36 (65.5)

2 (66.7)

 > 15 × 106/ml

7 (43.8)

12 (30.8)

1 (100)

2 (28.6)

19 (34.5)

1 (33.3)

Progressive Motility

 < 32%

6 (37.5)

14 (38.5)

1 (100)

2 (28.6)

29 (52.7)

1 (33.3)

 > 32%

10 (62.5)

24 (61.5)

0 (0.0)

5 (71.4)

26 (47.3)

2 (66.7)

Morphology

 < 4%

10 (62.5)

33 (86.8)*

0 (0.0)

4 (57.1)

35 (63.6)

2 (66.7)

  ≥ 4%

6 (37.5)

5 (13.2)

1 (100)

3 (42.9)

20 (36.4)

1 (33.3)

  1. Logistic regression analysis of haplogroup F(xK) vs. other haplogroups; *p = 0.003; odds ratio 5.5; 95% confidence interval (1.7–17.4)
  2. aSemen analysis according to WHO [35]