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Archives of Andrology
Journal of Reproductive Systems
Volume 26, 1991 - Issue 3
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Original Article

Statistical Analysis in Andrology

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Pages 163-172 | Received 22 Nov 1990, Accepted 04 Dec 1990, Published online: 09 Jul 2009
 

Abstract

The authors began a statistical study on a file group of 9384 records of semen analyses and anamnestic data (P-1). From this file, they selected a group of 5191 patients having undergone analysis at least one time (P-2) and a file of 850 patients having undergone analysis at least three times (P-3). Finally a new group, derived from P-3, of 203 patients followed by their medical team was created (P-4). Two control groups—composed of 20 sperm-bank donors (DON) and 740 prevasectomy subjects (VAS)— were also created, Frequency distributions and cluster analyses were carried out. The multivariate statistical analysis allows a distinction to be made between fertile and infertile subjects regarding a patient's clinical condition. The most discriminating parameters appear to be sperm concentration and, above all, forward motility and sperm morphology.

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