Table 2: Characteristics of the unexplained infertile male group and control group with respect to handedness scores.
| Males with unexplained infertility (n:50) | Fertile male control group (n:50) | P value | |
| Age (years) | 27.1 ± 4.2 | 27.2 ± 4.3 | 0.880 |
|
Hand dominance Left Right |
14 (24) 36 (76) |
9 (30) 41 (70) |
0.235
|
|
Handedness score Left (-)* Right Total |
67.9 ± 15.4 (32-93) 74.2 ± 16.5 (45-93) 72.4 ± 16.2 (32-93) |
68.0 ± 15.9 (38-88) 71.9 ± 15.1 (28-94) 71.2 ± 15.3 (28-94) |
0.992 0.462 0.663 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 25.7 ± 3.9 | 26.2 ± 4.1 | 0.504 |
*(-) symbol was solely used to indicate the left dominant hand. BMI: Body mass index;
Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation, minimum maximum, and number (percentage).