Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of the total sample and bivariate relations with sexual bother
| Variable | Total sample (N = 80) |
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| M (SD) | Range | Bivariate relation with sexual bother† Pearson’s r | |
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| Age (years) | 69.7 (9.6) | 49–92 | 0.25 * |
| Education (years) | 15.3 (3.0) | 9–20 | 0.12 |
| Medical comorbidities (#) | 2.3 (2.7) | 0–12 | −0.20 ± |
| Time since diagnosis (months) | 37.6 (34.3) | 1–164 | 0.21 ± |
| Months of ADT | 18.7 (17.3) | 0–85 | 0.22 * |
| Sexual function—before cancer | 66.6 (25.7) | 0–100 | −0.19 |
| Sexual function (past month) | 10.1 (18.0) | 0–72 | 0.13 |
| Sexual bother (past month) | 44.5 (40.2) | 0–100 | — |
| Depressive symptoms | 9.3 (9.5) | 0–47 | −0.30 ** |
| Relationship well-being§ | |||
| Dyadic consensus | 50.7 (7.5) | 33–63 | −0.11 |
| Dyadic satisfaction | 39.9 (6.2) | 21–49 | −0.38 * |
| Dyadic cohesion | 16.5 (4.1) | 6–24 | −0.35 * |
| General QOL | 82.7 (14.4) | 46–107 | 0.29 ** |
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| % | Sexual bother M (SD) | Independent samples t-test, P value | |
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| Ethnicity | 0.09 | ||
| Non-Hispanic white | 65 | 50.2 (39.3) | |
| Minority‡ | 35 | 33.7 (40.9) | |
| Relationship status§ | 0.62 | ||
| Married/partnered | 68 | 70.6 (21.9) | |
| Single | 32 | 57.6 (31.2) | |
P < 0.10
P < 0.05
P < 0.01
Bivariate correlations and independent samples t-tests of the EPIC sexual bother subscale with continuous and categorical variables, respectively. Greater sexual bother is indicated by lower scores on the EPIC sexual bother subscale. Relations significant at the trend level (P < 0.10) are bold to aid interpretation
Minority includes black/African American (18%), Hispanic (12%), Caribbean Islander (2%), and Asian (1%); groups were combined because of small sample sizes
Analyses limited to married/partnered men (n = 54)
ADT = androgen deprivation therapy; EPIC = Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite; M = mean; QOL = quality of life; SD = standard deviation