Table 2.

Female sexual function index in patients with chronic renal failure who are on hemodiaysis

FSFI	Controls ( n  = 36)	Adequate HD ( n  = 18)	Non-adequate HD ( n  = 19)	P value *
Desire	2.4 ± 0.90, 2.4	1.43 ± 0.68†, 1.2	2.08 ± 2.47‡, 1.2	<0.001
Arousal	2.68 ± 1.90, 3.0	1.11 ± 1.71†, 0	0.93 ± 1.87‡, 0	0.001
Lubrication	3.30 ± 2.33, 3.9	1.66 ± 2.44†, 0	1.16 ± 2.33‡, 0	0.004
Orgasm	2.88 ± 2.11, 3.6	1.48 ± 2.23†, 0	0.96 ± 1.93‡, 0	0.004
Satisfaction	3.45 ± 1.66, 4.0	2.06 ± 1.70, 0.8	2.88 ± 1.79, 4.0	0.052
Pain	3.37 ± 2.27, 4.0	1.75 ± 2.59†, 0	1.20 ± 2.40‡, 0	0.011
Total	18.11 ± 10.24, 22.0	9.52 ± 10.64†, 2	8.76 ± 9.52‡, 5.2	0.003

Values are expressed as mean ± SD, median value.

HD, hemodialysis; FSFI, Female Sexual Function Index. ^*analyzed by Kruskal-Wallis test.

^†Control versus adequate HD, ^‡Control versus non-adequate HD.