Table 1.

Comparison of basic characteristics between cases and healthy controls

Variables	Control (%)	Case (%)	p-value
Total	362(79.91%)	91(20.09%)
PEDT	3.17 ± 1.82	17.98 ± 2.79	< 0.001
IELT (s)	704.85 ± 339.07	70.73 ± 33.58	< 0.001
Age	41.28 ± 10.95	32.40 ± 6.99	< 0.001
IIEF-5 score	23.26 ± 1.33	22.27 ± 3.61	< 0.001
5-HT (ng/mL)	92.11 ± 97.71	39.47 ± 45.22	< 0.001
Leptin (ng/mL)	1.89 ± 1.40	1.71 ± 1.89	0.434
Folic acid (ng/mL)	60.96 ± 57.05	55.38 ± 46.91	0.519

PEDT, Premature ejaculation diagnostic tool; IELT, Intravaginal ejaculatory latency time; IIEF-5: international erectile function scale; 5-HT: 5-hydroxytryptamine

p values were calculated from t test

p < 0.05 indicates statistical significance