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 | ||