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Table 2 Descriptive characteristics of participants’ semen parameters

From: Decline of semen quality over the last 30 years in Uruguay

  Volume (ml) Sperm concentration (106/ml) Vitality (%) Morphology (%) Motility a (%) Motility b (%) a + b (%)
N 317 317 209 313 317 317 316
Mean ± SD 3.5 ± 1.6 64.6 ± 40.9 85.4 ± 12.4 13.8 ± 11.6 28.9. ± 14.4 31.5 ± 11.9 60.2 ± 13.6
Median 3.2 58 90 11 27 32 62
25th centile 2.3 33.9 77.5 8 19 21 52
75th centile 4.5 85.5 95 15.5 38 41 69
  1. The data were obtained by the analysis of the first spermiogram of 317 individuals collected between 1988 and 2019
  2. N Number of donors, SD Standard deviation