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. 2024 Jan 29;16(1):e53196. doi: 10.7759/cureus.53196

Table 2. The distribution of the respondents according to their characteristics and sexual dysfunction severity.

The data has been represented as N (%); p<0.05 is considered significant

Label Levels Deteriorated No difference Improved P-value
Age before the gastric sleeve (binned) 19-28 1 (5.3) 4 (21.1) 14 (73.7) 0.306
29-38 2 (4.9) 8 (19.5) 31 (75.6)
39-48 2 (8.3) 8 (33.3) 14 (58.3)
49+ 4 (25.0) 3 (18.8) 9 (56.2)
Complication after surgery No 4 (4.4) 22 (24.4) 64 (71.1) 0.001
Yes 5 (50.0) 1 (10.0) 4 (40.0)
Education after the gastric sleeve Bachelor's degree or higher 5 (8.1) 15 (24.2) 42 (67.7) 0.246
High school or less 4 (10.5) 8 (21) 26 (68.5)
Social status after the gastric sleeve Employee 4 (8.9) 12 (26.7) 29 (64.4) 0.920
Unemployed 5 (9.8) 10 (19.6) 36 (70.6)
Retired   1 (25.0) 3 (75.0)
Age before the gastric sleeve 19-28 1 (5.3) 4 (21.1) 14 (73.7) 0.306
29-38 2 (4.9) 8 (19.5) 31 (75.6)
39-48 2 (8.3) 8 (33.3) 14 (58.3)
49+ 4 (25.0) 3 (18.8) 9 (56.2)
Age after the gastric sleeve 21-30 1 (5.0) 4 (20.0) 15 (75.0) 0.559
31-40 2 (4.5) 11 (25.0) 31 (70.5)
41-50 4 (17.4) 6 (26.1) 13 (56.5)
51+ 2 (15.4) 2 (15.4) 9 (69.2)
Chronic diseases No 6 (7.5) 18 (22.5) 56 (70.0) 0.478
Yes 3 (15.0) 5 (25.0) 12 (60.0)
Psychiatric history No 8 (8.9) 20 (22.2) 62 (68.9) 0.764
Yes 1 (10.0) 3 (30.0) 6 (60.0)