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Table 2 Correlations between study variables

From: The importance of sexuality, changes in erectile functioning and its association with self-esteem in men with localized prostate cancer: data from an observational study

Variables

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1. Impairment of self-esteem

.55**

.26**

.20**

−.08

−.07

.01

.11

.04

−.04

.08

.09

−.56**

2. Changes in erectile functioning

           

3. Importance of sexuality

.23**

          

4. Importance* changes EF

−.12

−.14*

         

5. Age

−.16**

−.34**

.19**

        

6. Living with partner

.04

.13*

−.05

−.03

       

7. Higher education

.58

.03

−.04

−.03

.10

      

8. Still working

.09

.23**

<−.01

−.59**

.08

.06

     

9. Time since treatment decision

−.01

−.01

.03

.21**

−.08

.06

−.13*

    

10. Gleason-Score (low)

−.27**

−.13*

.04

.09

.01

−.01

−.03

.02

   

11. PSA

.17**

<.01

−.04

.06

−.07

−.02

−.10

−.03

−.13*

  

12. Number of comorbidities

.11

−.07

.01

.07

−.04

−.05

<.01

.05

−.04

−.11

 

13. Satisfaction with sexual life

−.42**

−.09

−.20**

−.01

−.01

.01

−.01

.04

.04

−.16**

−.06

  1. *p < .05; **p < .01