From: Sexual dysfunction in women with multiple sclerosis: prevalence and impact on quality of life
FSFI Domain | Desire | Arousal | Lubrication | Orgasm | Satisfaction | Pain | Total Sexual Dysfunction | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | r | −0.212** | −0.238** | −0.119* | − 0.156** | − 0.154** | 0.153** | − 0.166** |
p | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.040 | 0.007 | 0.008 | 0.008 | 0.004 | |
Duration of marriage (years) | r | −0.171** | − 0.237** | − 0.150** | − 0.169** | −0.141* | 0.153** | −0.166** |
p | 0.003 | < 0.001 | 0.009 | 0.003 | 0.015 | 0.008 | 0.004 | |
Fatigue | r | −0.173** | −0.226** | −0.261** | − 0.234** | −0.252** | − 0.195** | −0.313** |
p | 0.003 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.001 | < 0.001 | |
Age at diagnosis | r | −0.107 | − 0.137* | 0.021 | − 0.049 | −0.041 | 0.195** | −0.024 |
p | 0.065 | 0.018 | 0.711 | 0.397 | 0.475 | 0.001 | 0.673 | |
Anxiety | r | 0.070 | −0.094 | 0.009 | − 0.105 | −0.093 | 0.008 | −0.054 |
p | 0.229 | 0.104 | 0.879 | 0.069 | 0.109 | 0.887 | 0.349 | |
Depression | r | 0.007 | −0.200** | −0.066 | −0.147* | − 0.118* | −0.043 | − 0.135* |
p | 0.900 | < 0.001 | 0.252 | 0.011 | 0.040 | 0.453 | 0.020 | |
Stress | r | 0.114* | −0.076 | 0.028 | −0.075 | − 0.060 | −0.043 | − 0.029 |
p | 0.048 | 0.189 | 0.627 | 0.195 | 0.301 | 0.454 | 0.613 | |
Disease duration (years) | r | −0.069 | −0.041 | −0.147* | − 0.173** | −0.101 | − 0.044 | −0.106 |
p | 0.235 | 0.483 | 0.011 | 0.003 | 0.082 | 0.450 | 0.068 | |
EDSS | r | −0.071 | −0.148* | −0.127* | − 0.173** | −0.154** | − 0.024 | −0.164** |
p | 0.219 | 0.010 | 0.028 | 0.003 | 0.008 | 0.676 | 0.004 | |
Physical health composite score | r | 0.257** | 0.368** | 0.319** | 0.323** | 0.365** | 0.195** | 0.427** |
p | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.001 | < 0.001 | |
Mental health composite score | r | 0.225** | 0.300** | 0.212** | 0.290** | 0.303** | 0.193** | 0.354** |
p | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.001 | < 0.001 | |
MS Pattern Mean (SD) | ||||||||
 CIS | 18 | 3.46(0.76) | 3.58(1.14) | 5.01(0.86) | 3.51(1.40) | 4.97(1.18) | 5.20(0.87) | 25.75(4.18) |
 RRMS | 243 | 3.42(1.06) | 3.66(1.16) | 4.27(1.26) | 3.84(1.26) | 4.57(1.13) | 4.94(1.20) | 24.73(5.17) |
 Progressives | 39 | 3.35(1.09) | 3.28(1.26) | 4.02(1.47) | 3.37(1.13) | 4.35(1.29) | 5.16(1.12) | 23.56(5.02) |
ANOVA | F | 0.093 | 1.760 | 3.819 | 2.750 | 1.755 | 0.871 | 1.337 |
P | 0.911 | 0.174 | 0.023 | 0.066 | 0.175 | 0.420 | 0.264 | |
Education Mean (SD) | ||||||||
 Secondary school or below | 74 | 3.29(1.21) | 3.25(1.28) | 3.98(1.50) | 3.46(1.36) | 4.37(1.27) | 5.23(1.18) | 23.58(5.72) |
 High school | 132 | 3.43(0.996) | 3.72(1.21) | 4.40(1.19) | 3.89(1.23) | 4.57(1.18) | 4.95(1.15) | 24.95(5.14) |
 University | 94 | 3.50(.990) | 3.74(0.99) | 4.37(1.20) | 3.82(1.21) | 4.74(1.02) | 4.86(1.22) | 25.04(4.46) |
ANOVA | F | 0.811 | 4.685 | 2.844 | 2.866 | 2.029 | 2.097 | 2.113 |
P | 0.445 | 0.010 | 0.060 | 0.058 | 0.133 | 0.125 | 0.123 |