Clinical and Structural Features of Sperm Head Vacuoles in Men Included in the In Vitro Fertilization Programme

Table 3

Correlation between male factors (age, height, weight, and body mass index), classical parameters of sperm quality, and sperm head vacuoles.

Correlations
	Male factors
	Age	Height	Weight	BMI
Spearman's rho
I plus II
Correlation coefficient	−,183	−,009	−,066	−,098
Significance (2-tailed)	,124	,945	,595	,431
𝑁	72	67	67	67
III plus IV
Correlation coefficient	,178	,003	,060	,095
Significance (2-tailed)	,135	,978	,632	,446
𝑁	72	67	67	67
I
Correlation coefficient	−,150	,042	−,022	−,069
Significance (2-tailed)	,209	,733	,862	,578
𝑁	72	67	67	67
II
Correlation coefficient	−,038	−,085	−,071	−,054
Significance (2-tailed)	,748	,496	,570	,663
𝑁	72	67	67	67
III
Correlation coefficient	,137	,045	,086	,095
Significance (2-tailed)	,250	,716	,488	,442
𝑁	72	67	67	67
IV
Correlation coefficient	,036	−,042	−,073	−,037
Significance (2-tailed)	,762	,733	,558	,766
𝑁	72	67	67	67
Concentration
Correlation coefficient	−,246*	−,151	−,100	−,031
Significance (2-tailed)	,039	,225	,425	,807
𝑁	71	66	66	66
Motility
Correlation coefficient	−,138	−,116	,017	,078
Significance (2-tailed)	,250	,355	,890	,535
𝑁	71	66	66	66
Morphology
Correlation coefficient	−,151	−,154	−,108	−,027
Significance (2-tailed)	,215	,226	,397	,832
𝑁	69	64	64	64

∗Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).
BMI: body mass index.