Table 3.
Associations with the FSFI Domains and Total Score with Baseline Characteristics and Quality of Life Variables*
| Baseline Characteristics | FSFI Desire | FSFI Arousal | FSFI Lubrication | FSFI Orgasm | FSFI Satisfaction | FSFI Pain | FSFI Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Correlation (r) Mean(SD)* |
p- value |
Correlation (r) Mean(SD)* |
p- value |
Correlation (r) Mean(SD)* |
p- value |
Correlation (r) Mean(SD)* |
p- value |
Correlation (r) Mean(SD)* |
p- value |
Correlation (r) Mean(SD)* |
p- value |
Correlation (r) Mean(SD)* | p- value |
|
| Race | 0.04 | 0.66 | 0.09 | 0.34 | 0.37 | 0.17 | 0.06 | 0.54 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.19 | 0.11 | 0.25 |
| Caucasian | 4.75 (0.83) | 4.71 (1.14) | 4.88 (1.47) | 4.60 (1.41) | 5.29 (0.71) | 4.77 (1.92) | 29.00 (5.29) | |||||||
| Non-Caucasian | 4.72 (0.89) | 4.40 (1.81) | 4.11 (2.13) | 4.28 (2.07) | 4.98 (0.87) | 3.83 (2.59) | 26.33 (7.88) | |||||||
| Metabolic Syndrome | 0.08 | 0.40 | 0.02 | 0.80 | 0.06 | 0.52 | 0.04 | 0.65 | 0.08 | 0.42 | 0.08 | 0.36 | 0.04 | 0.64 |
| No | 4.69 (0.71) | 4.54 (1.45) | 4.93 (1.61) | 4.67 (1.56) | 5.05 (0.74) | 4.70 (2.10) | 28.58 (6.32) | |||||||
| Yes | 4.74 (0.92) | 4.49 (1.69) | 4.18 (2.04) | 4.29 (1.98) | 5.09 (0.86) | 3.95 (2.51) | 26.74 (7.48) | |||||||
| Hypertension | 0.04 | 0.67 | 0.06 | 0.49 | 0.03 | 0.72 | 0.06 | 0.50 | 0.02 | 0.85 | 0.02 | 0.82 | 0.05 | 0.56 |
| No | 4.70 (0.88) | 4.39 (1.76) | 4.50 (1.97) | 4.54 (1.78) | 5.11 (0.83) | 4.31 (2.33) | 27.54 (7.39) | |||||||
| Yes | 4.75 (0.87) | 4.58 (1.53) | 4.26 (1.97) | 4.27 (1.96) | 5.06 (0.84) | 4.00 (2.51) | 26.93 (7.16) | |||||||
| Hypertension Medications | 0.06 | 0.48 | 0.24 | 0.007 | 0.14 | 0.09 | 0.20 | 0.02 | 0.17 | 0.07 | 0.25 | 0.004 | 0.26 | 0.004 |
| No | 4.72 (0.88) | 4.69 (1.38) | 4.55 (1.82) | 4.59 (1.74) | 5.15 (0.81) | 4.43 (2.24) | 28.14 (6.44) | |||||||
| Yes | 4.76 (0.86) | 3.42 (2.40) | 3.28 (2.42) | 3.25 (2.27) | 4.68 (0.85) | 2.45 (2.79) | 21.85 (9.13) | |||||||
| Diabetes | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.06 | 0.51 | 0.003 | 0.97 | 0.03 | 0.75 | 0.02 | 0.83 | 0.0001 | 0.99 | 0.03 | 0.76 |
| No | 4.68 (0.86) | 4.48 (1.65) | 4.35 (2.00) | 4.38 (1.89) | 5.09 (0.83) | 4.11 (2.46) | 27.09 (7.33) | |||||||
| Yes | 5.04 (0.93) | 4.62 (1.53) | 4.40 (1.76) | 4.43 (1.93) | 5.04 (0.85) | 4.29 (2.28) | 27.82 (6.76) | |||||||
| Age | −0.01 | 0.95 | −0.09 | 0.33 | −0.35 | 0.0002 | −0.17 | 0.08 | −0.15 | 0.11 | −0.29 | 0.002 | −0.28 | 0.003 |
| BMI (baseline) | 0.17 | 0.07 | −0.07 | 0.46 | 0.02 | 0.81 | −0.07 | 0.49 | −0.16 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.51 | −0.004 | 0.96 |
| IWQOL-Lite (total) | −0.25 | 0.009 | 0.12 | 0.21 | 0.17 | 0.08 | 0.16 | 0.09 | 0.29 | 0.002 | 0.09 | 0.36 | 0.15 | 0.12 |
| EQ-5D (index) | −0.04 | 0.66 | −0.05 | 0.64 | 0.06 | 0.56 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.34 | 0.13 | 0.19 | 0.08 | 0.41 |
| SF-12 | ||||||||||||||
| Physical Functioning | −0.06 | 0.52 | 0.13 | 0.18 | 0.06 | 0.54 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.29 | −0.002 | 0.98 | 0.08 | 0.43 |
| Mental Health | −0.10 | 0.31 | −0.02 | 0.83 | 0.17 | 0.07 | 0.13 | 0.17 | 0.002 | 0.99 | 0.19 | 0.05 | 0.13 | 0.19 |
| PHQ-8 | 0.11 | 0.25 | 0.03 | 0.76 | −0.06 | 0.51 | −0.02 | 0.84 | −0.10 | 0.31 | −0.09 | 0.37 | −0.04 | 0.67 |
*
Mean(SD) for Categorical Variables; partial correlation and p-values adjusted for age.