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Table 4 Association analysis between mitochondrial haplogroups and sperm characteristics in infertile men

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

 

Haplogroup

H,I,J,K,N,T,U

Haplogroup

A,B,C,D

Haplogroup

L

ND

Semen analysisa

 

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Sperm count

 < 15 × 106/ml

46 (66.7)

14 (50.0)

5 (62.3)

7 (35.3)

 > 15 × 106/ml

23 (33.3)

14 (50.0)

3 (37.8)

8 (64.7)

Progressive Motility

 < 32%

30 (43.5)

10 (36.4)

2 (25.0)

4 (33.3)

 > 32%

39 (56.6)

18 (64.3)

6 (75.0)

11 (66.7)

Morphology

 < 4%

46 (66.7)

16 (61.5)

6 (75.0)

6 (35.3)

  ≥ 4%

23 (66.3)

10 (38.5)

2 (25.0)

11 (64.7)

  1. Logistic regression analysis. No differences were found between haplogroups
  2. aSemen analysis according to the WHO [37]