Molecular Cytogenetics

Table 1 Seminal parameters of the controls and smokers

From: Smoking-induced chromosomal segregation anomalies identified by FISH analysis of sperm

	Controls								Smokers
	C1	C2	C3	C4	C5	C6	C7	Mean±SD	P1	P2	P3	P4	P5	P6	P7	P8	P9	P10	Mean±SD
Volume (ml)	2.0	3.9	3	1.2	4.5	3.2	4.1	3.1±1	2.2	2.4	0.7	3	3.2	5	1.7	2.2	2	1.5	2.4±1
Concentration × 10⁶ spz/ml	79.5	50	35	100	39	96.5	69	67±26	54.5	75.6	66.5	85	26.5	74.5	19	21.5	119	29	57.0±33
Total sperm count × 10⁶	159	195	102	120	175.5	308.8	282.8	191.9±78	119	181.44	46.55	255	84.8	372.5	31.45	47.3	238	43.5	142.0±115
PR	75	44	32	39	27	43	35	42.1±15	18	71	24	32	23	29	33	15	27	12	28.4±16
NP	17	24	43	37	42	36	35	33.4±9	48	24	42	39	47	41	39	37	37	43	39.7±6
IM	8	32	25	24	31	21	30	24.4±8	34	5	34	29	30	30	28	48	36	45	31.9±11
Vitality %	94	83	87	86	89	93	87	88.4±4	90	98	93	93	90	90	92	89	80	75	89.0±7
Morphology %	21	9	8	13	8	17	16	13.1±5	4	3	10	15	13	12	8	5	4	3	7.7±4

PR: Sperm with progressive motility.
NP: Sperm with non-progressive motility.
IM: Sperm immotile.
spz/ml: spermatozoa per ml.
SD: standard deviation.

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