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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 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
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