A Pilot Comparative Study of 26 Biochemical Markers in Seminal Plasma and Serum in Infertile Men
Table 1
Comparison of biochemical parameters in seminal plasma and serum ().
Parameters
Seminal plasma (SP)
Serum
Ratio (SP/serum)
Correlation ()
Total protein (TP) (g/L)
33.91 ± 6.99
74.67 ± 3.83
0.46 ± 0.09
0.063
Albumin (Alb) (g/L)
2.87 ± 0.51
48.30 ± 1.93
0.060 ± 0.011
0.112
Globulin (Glb) (g/L)
31.05 ± 6.86
26.37 ± 3.09
1.19 ± 0.27
0.166
Albumin/globulin (A/G)
0.10 ± 0.00
1.86 ± 0.22
0.055 ± 0.0065
—
Prealbumin (PA) (mg/L)
Undetected
344.63 ± 68.17
—
—
Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (U/L)
76.75 ± 24.29
28.39 ± 24.59
4.04 ± 2.57
0.042
Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (U/L)
439.31 ± 110.57
34.61 ± 12.31
13.71 ± 4.55
−0.043
Alkaline phosphatase (AKP) (U/L)
311.33 ± 337.10
79.61 ± 19.65
4.07 ± 4.24
0.107
Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) (U/L)
12133.33 ± 4278.56
36.31 ± 34.96
543.54 ± 344.21
0.006
Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) (U/L)
2427.08 ± 724.34
172.11 ± 26.17
14.32 ± 4.54
0.115
Adenosine deaminase (ADA) (U/L)
2.92 ± 1.11
9.58 ± 2.31
0.31 ± 0.12
0.109
Urea (Ur) (mmol/L)
24.00 ± 3.81
5.58 ± 1.20
4.49 ± 1.23
0.185
Creatinine (Cr) (μmol/L)
505.61 ± 147.19
82.77 ± 6.97
6.15 ± 1.86
−0.011
Uric acid (UA) (μmol/L)
383.14 ± 105.44
363.56 ± 74.61
1.07 ± 0.25
0.513△
Glucose (Glu) (mmol/L)
0.073 ± 0.095
5.30 ± 0.60
0.0147 ± 0.20
−0.356#
Triglyceride (TG) (mmol/L)
0.12 ± 0.11
1.56 ± 0.98
0.11 ± 0.13
−0.168
Total cholesterol (TC) (mmol/L)
0.90 ± 0.50
4.92 ± 1.00
0.20 ± 0.13
−0.328
Creatine kinase (CK) (U/L)
1725.56 ± 1730.48
128.67 ± 41.22
15.37 ± 19.79
−0.111
Alpha-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase (αHBDH) (U/L)
2898.61 ± 1506.08
122.06 ± 20.09
24.06 ± 12.02
0.157
Potassium (K+) (mmol/L)
24.06 ± 5.82
4.10 ± 0.29
5.92 ± 1.58
−0.144
Sodium (Na+) (mmol/L)
93.78 ± 9.66
142.73 ± 1.52
0.66 ± 0.069
−0.112
Chlorine (Cl−) (mmol/L)
56.54 ± 11.37
101.86 ± 1.44
0.56 ± 0.11
−0.087
Calcium (Ca) (mmol/L)
8.47 ± 2.86
2.37 ± 0.10
3.59 ± 1.24
−0.050
Magnesium (Mg) (mmol/L)
6.70 ± 2.62
0.76 ± 0.052
8.92 ± 3.51
−0.105
Phosphorus (P) (mmol/L)
24.89 ± 7.16
1.08 ± 0.20
23.73 ± 8.11
−0.065
High-sensitive C-reactive protein (hsCRP) (mg/L)
0.066 ± 0.064
2.05 ± 4.78
0.097 ± 0.091
0.861△
The data were presented as mean ± standard deviation. versus the corresponding parameter in seminal plasma. and for the correlation of the same parameter in seminal plasma and serum.
