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Table 5 Mean ± standard error of sperm characteristics in infertile men

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

 

Y Chromosome Haplogroups

Mitochondrial Haplogroups

E

F(xK)

K(xP)

R

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

A,B,C,D

L

Sperm count (106/ml)

47.2 ± 1.7

20.2 ± 5.1

18.3 ± 10.1

29.1 ± 7.7

21.0 ± 5

39.4 ± 9.7

60.6 ± 33.1

Progressive Motility

34.3 ± 6.6

36.8 ± 3.4

45.6 ± 11.3

35.3 ± 3.9

34.1 ± 2.9

39.9 ± 5

47.9 ± 9.7

Morphology

3.7 ± 1.1

2.5 ± 0.3*

3.6 ± 1.3

4.7 ± 0.7*

3.3 ± 0.5

4.5 ± 1

3.3 ± 1.5

  1. *p < 0.05 after ANOVA and Tukey’s multiple comparisons test between Y chromosome haplogroups