Evaluation of semen DNA integrity and related parameters with COVID-19 infection: a prospective cohort study

Table 3 Comparison of sperm parameters within each lifestyle

Characteristics	Volume (ml)	Total sperm count(× 10⁶ per ejaculate)	Concentration (× 10⁶ ml⁻¹)	Progressive motility (%)	Non-progressive motility (%)	Motility (%)	DNA fragmentation index (DFI, %)	High DNA stainability (HDS,%)
Smoking history
Yes	3.33 ± 1.80	71.62 ± 52.92	25.78 ± 21.03	32.01 ± 12.13	6.06 ± 5.09	38.93 ± 15.44	21.17 ± 11.37	20.01 ± 8.21
No	3.34 ± 1.66	93.91 ± 66.02	30.17 ± 21.89	31.12 ± 16.50	6.17 ± 4.02	37.38 ± 18.28	22.59 ± 1.68	17.38 ± 6.95
P-value	0.766	0.122	0.291	0.703	0.667	0.77	0.699	0.766
Drinking history
Yes	3.25 ± 2.73	100.92 ± 87.93	35.02 ± 25.08	31.09 ± 17.84	6.87 ± 4.26	40.57 ± 23.26	23.13 ± 10.35	17.33 ± 8.66
No	3.33 ± 1.61	85.13 ± 60.06	28.10 ± 21.29	31.44 ± 14.97	6.06 ± 4.40	37.62 ± 16.79	22.01 ± 13.19	18.36 ± 7.37
P-value	0.367	0.794	0.468	0.965	0.542	0.739	0.464	0.845
Sleeping late history
Yes	3.30 ± 1.67	84.96 ± 62.47	28.31 ± 21.85	30.47 ± 15.63	5.84 ± 4.46	36.71 ± 17.93	22.99 ± 13.40	18.57 ± 7.03
No	3.47 ± 1.83	91.69 ± 62.47	30.05 ± 21.21	34.41 ± 13.36	6.98 ± 4.05	41.64 ± 14.97	19.33 ± 11.07	17.23 ± 8.75
P-value	0.62	0.57	0.66	0.236	0.217	0.256	0.139	0.345
Sedentariness history
Yes	3.29 ± 1.72	73.16 ± 59.74	24.17 ± 19.72	24.17 ± 19.72	29.90 ± 15.94	6.40 ± 6.01	37.30 ± 18.89	19.57 ± 6.24
No	3.24 ± 1.70	89.98 ± 63.56	30.07 ± 22.67	30.07 ± 22.67	30.72 ± 15.66	5.65 ± 3.67	36.47 ± 17.72	18.14 ± 7.36
P-value	0.655	0.267	0.261	0.717	0.94	0.913	0.864	0.162

There was no statistically significant effect of the four lifestyles (smoking, drinking, sleeping late, and sedentariness) on sperm parameters (p > 0.05)

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