Table 2. Social aspects of 54 BIID individuals as self-reported in questionnaires.

	Amputation (n = 30)		Paralysation (n = 24)		Total (n = 54)
In a relationship with significant other (n – (%))	23 (76.6)		10 (41.7)		33 (61.1)
Sexual orientation (n – (%))
-Heterosexual	17 (56.7)		13 (54.2)		30 (55.6)
-Homosexual	8 (26.7)		7 (29.2)		15 (27.8)
-Bisexual	5 (16.7)		4 (16.7)		9 (16.7)
Specific sexual desires (n – (%))
Aroused when seeing someone disabled resembling my BIID	14 (46.7)		11 (45.8)		25 (46.3)
Aroused when imagining myself being disabled	15 (50.0)		9 (30.0)		24 (44.4)
Aroused when dressing like the other gender	2 (6.7)		1 (4.2)		3 (5.6)
Disclose BIID (n – (%))
To partner (in case of having one)	18 (72.0)		9 (60.0)		27 (67.5)
To close friends (in case of having close friends)	15 (50.0)		16 (66.7)		31 (57.4)
To close family (in case of having family)	10 (33.3)		6 (25.0)		16 (29.6)
Sheehan Disability Scale (without/with modification)	n = 23	n = 7	n = 24	n = 0	n = 47	n = 7
BIID disrupts work (mean – range)	6.6 (1–10)	1.6 (1–3)	5.7 (1–10)	-	6.1 (1–10)A	1.6 (1–3)A
BIID disrupts social life	6.0 (1–10)	1.3 (1–2)	5.8 (1–10)	-	5.9 (1–10)B	1.3 (1–2)B
BIID disrupts family life	5.8 (1–10)	1.9 (1–3)	4.9 (1–10)	-	5.4 (1–10)C	1.9 (1–3)C
BIID disrupts personal happiness	8.7 (3–10)	1.6 (1–4)	7.8 (1–10)	-	8.2 (1–10)D	1.6 (1–4)D
Treatment (n – (%))
Professional help sought	15 (50.0)		9 (37.5)		24 (44.4)
Psychiatric medication taken	9 (30.0)		6 (25.0)		15 (27.8)
Psychological or behavioural therapy	10 (33.3)		6 (25.0)		16 (29.9)
Surgical treatment	7 (23.3)		0 (0.0)		7 (13.0)
Medication was helpful	3 (33.3)		2 (33.3)		5 (33.3)
Therapy was helpful	4 (40.0)		2 (28.6)		6 (35.3)
Surgery was helpful	7 (100.0)		-		7 (100.0)

^A(Mann-Whitney U = 33.5, p<0.001).

^B(Mann-Whitney U = 27.0, p<0.001).

^C(Mann-Whitney U = 61.0, p<0.01).

^D(Mann-Whitney U = 7.0, p<0.001).