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Table 3 The relationship between the six domains of the FSFI and demographic and clinical variables in the study subjects

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

  1. P-value resulted from Pearson’s test and ANOVA,
  2. **. Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed),
  3. *. Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed)