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. 2024 Nov 27;12:e18596. doi: 10.7717/peerj.18596

Table 2. Relationship between participants’ personal characteristics and IIEF total score (n = 223).

IIEF total scores p-value
Marital status
Married 18.68 ± 3.58 0.268
Single 20.33 ± 4.41
Age
≥63 18.14 ± 3.71 0.011
<63 19.37 ± 3.38
Smoking (Tobacco)
Yes 15.31 ± 2.79 0.001
No 19.23 ± 3.44
Duration of smoking
≥22 15.87 ± 2.85 0.274
<22 14.71 ± 2.70
Alcohol use
Yes 19.86 ± 3.24 0.130
No 18.60 ± 3.63
Educational level
Literate 15.75 ± 4.57 0.009
Primary school graduate 18.61 ± 3.59
High school graduate 19.29 ± 3.33
University graduate 17.63 ± 3.58
Medicines used
ACE Inhibitors 18.53 ± 3.95 0.001
Angiotensin Receptor Blockers 19.90 ± 2.97
Beta Blockers 15.98 ± 3.00
Diuretics 19.67 ± 3.45
Calcium Channel Blockers 20.38 ± 2.43
Descriptive statistical methods (mean, standard deviation), Student’s t-test, Mann–Whitney U test,
ANOVA and Kruskal-Wallis test