Table 1 General characteristic of the study population stratified by sexual dysfunction
From: Determinants of sexual dysfunction among clinically diagnosed diabetic patients
Variables | Total | NSD | SD | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Socio-demographic data | ||||
Age (yrs) | 59.9 ± 11.3 | 57.2 ± 11.6 | 66.1 ± 7.5 | < 0.0001 |
Weight (kg) | 76.0 ± 14.3 | 72.6 ± 10.3 | 77.6 ± 15.5 | 0.0078 |
Height (m) | 1.7 ± 8.2 | 1.7 ± 7.1 | 1.7 ± 8.6 | 0.1840 |
BMI (kg m-2) | 26.8 ± 9.8 | 25.5 ± 3.0 | 26.6 ± 4.5 | 0.0462 |
Income level (Ghc) | 212.9 ± 200.6 | 159.7 ± 81.5 | 236.6 ± 231.4 | 0.0033 |
Perceived intra-vaginal ejaculatory latency time | ||||
Adequate (min.) | 8.2 ± 4.7 | 7.4 ± 2.5 | 8.8 ± 5.3 | 0.0275 |
Desirable (min.) | 8.5 ± 4.9 | 7.7 ± 2.6 | 9.1 ± 5.6 | 0.0259 |
Too short (min.) | 1.6 ± 1.4 | 1.3 ± 0.7 | 1.7 ± 1.5 | 0.0101 |
Too long (min.) | 24.2 ± 10.9 | 25.5 ± 8.1 | 23.7 ± 11.9 | 0.2046 |
Biochemical data | Â | Â | Â | Â |
FBS (mmol L-1) | 9.4 ± 4.0 | 9.3 ± 3.4 | 9.4 ± 4.2 | 0.8317 |
Testosterone (ng mL-1) | 6.3 ± 2.5 | 6.7 ± 2.8 | 6.0 ± 2.1 | 0.0250 |
HBA1c (%) | 8.6 ± 1.9 | 8.7 ± 2.1 | 8.6 ± 1.8 | 0.7354 |
Sexual dysfunction subscales | ||||
Impotence | 5.2 ± 2.0 | 3.4 ± 1.6 | 6.2 ± 1.4 | < 0.0001 |
Premature ejaculation | 4.9 ± 1.8 | 3.4 ± 0.9 | 5.6 ± 1.7 | < 0.0001 |
Non-sensuality | 5.1 ± 1.9 | 3.3 ± 1.7 | 5.8 ± 1.3 | < 0.0001 |
Avoidance | 4.9 ± 1.8 | 4.9 ± 2.4 | 4.9 ± 1.5 | 0.9507 |
Dissatisfaction | 5.0 ± 1.8 | 3.5 ± 1.9 | 5.7 ± 1.4 | < 0.0001 |
Non-communication | 5.0 ± 1.9 | 3.3 ± 1.6 | 5.7 ± 1.5 | < 0.0001 |
Infrequency | 5.2 ± 1.8 | 4.9 ± 1.8 | 5.3 ± 1.8 | 0.0874 |