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Table 2 General characteristics of the studied population – quantitative variables

From: Do oral combined contraceptive pills modify body image and sexual function?

Variable

Controls

Hormonal contraception

P*

Age

28.79 (17.78–45.84) ± 7.35

29.59 (19.34–45.65) ± 6.95

0.10

Nr of cigarettes a day

7.50 (0.00–20.00) ± 6.58

6.82 (0.00–20.00) ± 4.18

0.59

BMI

22.50 (15.94–36.44) ± 3.43

22.59 (17.01–29.74) ± 2.58

0.14

Religiosity

2.66 (1.00–5.00) ± 1.18

2.44 (1.00–5.00) ± 1.14

0.04

Feeling physically attractive

3.29 (1.00–5.00) ± 0.99

3.40 (1.00–5.00) ± 0.92

0.23

Vaginal sex

1.04 (1.00–2.00) ± 0.20

1.00 (1.00–2.00) ± 0.07

0.46

Age of first genital sex

18.87 (14.00–33.00) ± 2.89

18.47 (13.00–24.00) ± 2.22

0.54

Age of first oral sex

18.91 (13.00–33.00) ± 3.08

18.74 (13.00–30.00) ± 2.58

0.78

Age of first masturbation

15.60 (8.00–30.00) ± 3.49

15.52 (8.00–30.00) ± 3.09

0.50

Importance of sex

3.79 (1.00–5.00) ± 0.91

4.03 (2.00–5.00) ± 0.73

0.01

Duration of RS

7.41 (0.50–26.00) ± 6.20

6.68 (0.50–25.00) ± 5.41

0.48

RS quality

4.53 (1.00–5.00) ± 0.79

4.45 (1.00–5.00) ± 0.73

0.07

Nr of lifetime male sexual partners

0.27 (0–6) ± 0.81

0.29 (0–10) ± 0.99

0.76

Nr of lifetime female sexual partners

4.42 (3.0–50.0) ± 6.18

4.7 (0.0–40.0) ± 6.19

0.81

Satisfaction from a partner as a lover

3.90 (1.00–5.00) ± 1.01

3.78 (1.00–5.00) ± 0.88

0.05

Partner's attitude toward sex

4.47 (1.00–5.00) ± 0.77

4.33 (1.00–5.00) ± 0.75

0.02

Attitudes toward sex

4.47 (3.00–5.00) ± 0.62

4.35 (2.00–5.00) ± 0.57

0.04

Vaginal sex/month

5.98 (0.00–30.00) ± 6.34

9.50 (0.00–30.00) ± 6.09

0.00

Cuddling/month

7.66 (0.00–50.00) ± 8.13

6.15 (0.00–40.00) ± 7.35

0.05

Anal sex/month

0.89 (0.00–14.00) ± 2.41

0.87 (0.00–20.00) ± 2.17

0.28

Oral sex/month

5.94 (0.00–40.00) ± 6.71

4.65 (0.00–81.00) ± 7.37

0.01

Mutual masturbation/month

4.06 (0.00–25.00) ± 5.48

3.56 (0.00–20.00) ± 4.12

0.38

Self-masturbation/month

3.42 (0.00–30.00) ± 5.15

4.27 (0.00–103.00) ± 8.00

0.01

Orgasm/month

10.46 (0.0–100.0) ± 11.36

8.57 (0.00–70.00) ± 8.98

0.11

nr of sexual events/month

14.69 (0.00–51.00) ± 38.18

10.80 (1.00–114.00) ± 11.39

0.20

Satisfying sex/months

8.92 (0.00–40.00) ± 7.29

9.05 (0.00–49.00) ± 8.22

0.78

Quality of sexual life

4.37 (1.00–5.00) ± 1.10

4.37 (1.00–5.00) ± 1.01

0.80

Day of cycle

18.75 (0.02–93.33) ± 15.71

16.66 (0.00–71.00) ± 10.81

0.81

Length of cycle

30.76 (20.00–90.00) ± 8.21

28.83 (20.00–90.00) ± 7.90

0.00

Length of bleeding

5.21 (3.00–10.00) ± 1.15

4.78 (1.00–56.00) ± 4.27

0.00

Nr of deliveries

0.33 (0.00–4.00) ± 0.73

0.60 (0.00–4.00) ± 1.00

0.02

Duration of contraception use

43.92 (3.00–300.0) ± 67.26

38.46 (3.00–276.0) ± 50.74

0.81

HADS—anxiety

7.69 (3.00–16.00) ± 2.84

6.98 (2.00–15.00) ± 2.50

0.05

HADS—depression

3.48 (0.00–10.00) ± 2.84

3.05 (0.00–10.00) ± 2.54

0.23

BESAQ

1.00 (0.07–3.36) ± 0.77

1.34 (0.00–3.57) ± 0.80

0.00

CSFQ—pleasure

3.90 (1.00–5.00) ± 1.09

3.81 (1.00–5.00) ± 0.83

0.10

CSFQ—desire/frequency

7.06 (2.00–10.00) ± 1.46

7.35 (4.00–10.00) ± 1.08

0.13

CSFQ—desire/interest

9.90 (5.00–15.00) ± 2.43

10.11 (3.00–14.00) ± 2.05

0.40

CSFQ—arousal/excitement

10.85 (5.00–15.00) ± 2.00

10.19 (3.00–15.00) ± 1.95

0.01

CSFQ—orgasm/completion

11.12 (3.00–15.00) ± 2.95

10.79 (3.00–15.00) ± 2.20

0.03

CSFQ—sum

46.09 (24.00–58.00) ± 6.33

46.35 (20.00–61.00) ± 5.51

0.82

  1. BESAQ Body Exposure during Sexual Activity Questionnaire, CSFQ Changes in Sexual Function Questionnaire, HADS Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale
  2. *U Mann–Whitney test