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. 2024 Jan 12;13(2):426. doi: 10.3390/jcm13020426

Table A1.

Population characteristics by outcome variables.

Decreased Number of Morning Erections Decreased Sexual Performance Decreased Sexual Desire/Libido Two or More Sexual Symptoms
Variable None/Mild,
N = 1358 1
Moderate/Severe, N = 758 1 p-Value 2 None/Mild,
N = 1427 1
Moderate/Severe,
N = 689 1
p-Value 2 None/Mild,
N = 1500 1
Moderate/Severe,
N = 616 1
p-Value 2 0,
N = 1424 1
1,
N = 692 1
p-Value 2
Age 59.7
(48.4, 74.0)
63.5
(48.4, 74.9)
*** 59.6
(48.4, 74.5)
64.0
(48.4, 74.9)
*** 59.9
(48.4, 74.6)
63.5
(48.5, 74.9)
*** 59.6
(48.4, 74.5)
64.0
(48.4, 74.9)
***
BMI 26.6
(12.5, 49.4)
27.8
(16.5, 51.0)
*** 26.6
(16.1, 49.4)
27.6
(12.5, 51.0)
*** 26.8
(16.1, 49.4)
27.7
(12.5, 51.0)
*** 26.6
(16.1, 49.4)
27.8
(12.5, 51.0)
***
Smoking status *** *** *** ***
   Current 11% 14% 11% 15% 11% 16% 11% 15%
   Ex-smoker 41% 49% 41% 51% 41% 51% 41% 51%
   Never 47% 36% 48% 35% 48% 33% 48% 34%
Hypertension (yes) 34% 49% *** 34% 51% *** 36% 48% *** 34% 50% ***
Diabetes
(yes)
6.0% 15% *** 5.6% 16% *** 6.7% 15% *** 5.7% 16% ***
Meet recommended weekly exercise 49% 39% *** 49% 39% *** 49% 37% *** 50% 38% ***
Decreased muscle strength *** *** *** ***
   None 49% 24% 49% 23% 48% 22% 49% 21%
   Mild or worse 51% 76% 51% 77% 52% 78% 51% 79%

1 Median (Minimum, Maximum); %, 2 Wilcoxon rank sum test; Pearson’s Chi-squared test, *** <0.001.