The Effect of Metabolic Syndrome upon the Success of Varicocelectomy
Table 1
Sperm parameters pre- and postoperatively.
Patient characteristic Mean (±SD)
Group 1
Group 2
Preoperative sperm count (106/mL)
18.01 ± 1.88
17.03 ± 7.6
0.356
Postoperative sperm count (106/mL)
38.40 ± 1.32
0.03
30.1 ± 4.7
0.04
0.04
Preoperative percentage of motile spermatozoa
17.9 ± 8.9
16.3 ± 6.6
0.565
Postoperative percentage of motile spermatozoa
24.7 ± 89.1
0.001
20.6 ± 5.5
0.03
0.03
Preoperative percentage of normal forms
7.01 ± 3.02
5.04 ± 7.05
0.285
Postoperative percentage of normal forms
11.4 ± 2.1
0.001
10.5 ± 4.21
0.001
0.485
: comparisons of the preoperative and postoperative values for Group 1. : comparisons of the preoperative and postoperative values for Group 2. : comparisons of postoperative values between groups.
