Research Article
Seminal miRNA Relationship with Apoptotic Markers and Oxidative Stress in Infertile Men with Varicocele
Table 2
Estimated parameters according to Vx grade and Vx bilaterality (mean ± SD).
| | | Vx grade I () | Vx grade II () | Vx grade III () | Unilateral Vx () | Bilateral Vx () |
| | Age (years) | 30.6 ± 3.4 | 29.3 ± 3.7 | 29.0 ± 3.9 | 30.7 ± 3.5 | 29.2 ± 3.7 | | Sperm count (106/ml) | 59.7 ± 32.0 | 36.4 ± | 7.3 ± | 50.8 ± 34.1 | 24.1 ± | | Sperm motility (%) | 48.2 ± 20.9 | 38.7 ± | 14.3 ± | 44.8 ± 22.9 | 27.2 ± | | Sperm normal morphology (%) | 5.3 ± 1.5 | 4.6 ± | 2.2 ± | 4.8 ± 1.6 | 3.6 ± | | Seminal BAX | 8.1 ± 2.3 | 10.3 ± | 13.0 ± | 9.0 ± 3.1 | 11.4 ± | | Seminal BCL2 | 0.74 ± 0.5 | 0.5 ± | 0.17 ± | 0.64 ± 0.5 | 0.38 ± | | Seminal GPx (U/ml) | 31.4 ± 6.0 | 27.8 ± | 18.3 ± | 29.9 ± 6.8 | 23.5 ± | | Seminal MDA (nmol/ml) | 7.9 ± 2.6 | 8.1 ± 2.8 | 10.4 ± | 7.8 ± 2.4 | 9.1 ± | | Seminal miRNA-122 | 28.9 ± 9.4 | 27.3 ± 7.1 | 20.7 ± | 27.3 ± 8.5 | 24.5 ± | | Seminal miRNA-181-a | 13.3 ± 4.1 | 11.7 ± | 6.7 ± | 12.2 ± 4.2 | 9.6 ± | | Seminal miRNA -34c-5 | 6.7 ± 2.9 | 6.1 ± 2.8 | 2.7 ± | 6.1 ± 2.9 | 4.6 ± |
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difference compared with Vx grade I cases ().
difference compared with Vx grade II cases ().
difference compared with unilateral Vx cases ().
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