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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the patients

From: Impact of percutaneous embolization versus subinguinal microsurgical ligation on semen parameters in primary varicocele patients: comparative study

Characteristics

Group 1

N = 33

Group 2

N = 30

P value

Age, range (mean ± SD)

18–36 (24.6 ± 1.27)

18–38 (23.7 ± 2)

0.26

BMI, range (mean ± SD)

19–31 (27.54 ± 4.25)

18–29 (25.93 ± 3.89)

0.17

DM, n (%)

1 (3%)

2 (6%)

0.09

HTN, n (%)

3 (9%)

2 (6%)

0.34

Smoking, n (%)

11 (33%)

12 (40%)

0.22

Side affected

 Left side, n (%)

28 (84.8%)

27 (90%)

0.48

 Bilateral, n (%)

5 (15.2%)

3 (10%)

0.06