Bilateral disease and intratesticular haemodynamics as markers of dyspermia in patients with subclinical varicocele: A prospective study

Figures & data

Table 1. Patients’ characteristics.

Characteristic	Group	Ν	Mean (SD)	t	U	P
Age, years	Α	34	25.26 (4.56)	–1.217		0.229
	Β	22	26.82 (4.83)
Mean RI	Α	34	0.51 (0.06)	–3.655		0.001*
	Β	22	0.57 (0.06)
Left MVD, mm	Α	34	3.15 (0.37)	–1.176		0.245
	Β	22	3.29 (0.53)
Serum testosterone, ng/dL	Α	34	530.00 (90.90)	2.236		0.030*
	Β	22	469.09 (111.82)
BMI, kg/m^2	Α	34	23.66 (2.86)		303.5	0.237
	Β	22	22.72 (2.98)
Right MVD, mm	Α	3	3.05 (0.78)		21	0.900
	Β	13	2.93 (0.42)
TTV, mL	Α	34	28.81 (5.35)		281.5	0.121
	Β	22	27.15 (9.07)
PSV, cm/s	Α	34	10.01 (2.51)		252.5	0.042*
	Β	22	8.51 (2.01)
EDV, cm/s	Α	34	4.76 (1.01)		133	<0.001*
	Β	22	3.57 (0.89)
Semen pH	Α	34	7.61 (0.32)		408	0.566
	Β	22	7.65 (0.36)
Semen volume, mL	Α	34	3.97 (1.20)		300	0.204
	Β	22	3.59 (1.08)
FSH, mUI/mL	Α	34	2.74 (0.90)		664	<0.001*
	Β	22	6.69 (4.59)

*Statistically significant difference, P < 0.05.

Table 2. Presence of right SV, i.e., patients with bilateral SVs.

	Right varicocele
	Absent	Present	Overall
Group Α, n (%)	30 (88.2)	4 (11.8)	34 (100)
Group Β, n (%)	10 (45.5)	12 (54.5)	22 (100)
Overall, n (%)	40 (71.4)	16 (28.6)	56 (100)

Chi-squared = 9.974, d.f. = 1, P = 0.02

Table 3. The patients’ Grade I reflux classifications for left- and right-sided SVs.

	Reflux left-side*			Reflux right-side**
	Pattern I	Pattern II	Overall	Pattern I	Pattern II	Overall
Group Α, n (%) or n/N	14 (41.2)	20 (58.8)	34 (100.0)	3/4	1/4	4/4
Group Β, n (%) or n/N	6 (27.3)	16 (72.7)	22 (100.0)	8/9	1/9	9/9
Overall, n (%) or n/N	20 (35.7)	36 (64.3)	56 (100.0)	11/13	2/13	13/13

*Chi-squared = 0.601, d.f. = 1, P = 0.438; **Chi-squared = 0.410, d.f. = 1, P = 0.522