Table 4.

Bivariate correlations (Pearson) between primary SP items and demographic and clinical variables

variables	Decreased genital sensation	Decreased libido	Less intense /pleasurable orgasm	Delayed orgasm	Decreased lubrication
Age			0.266(**)	0.293(**)	0.293(**)
Disease duration			0.272(**)	0.243(**)	0.406(**)
Onset age at of disease
Length of marriage		0.221(*)	0.308(**)	0.322(**)	0.291(**)
Age of husband		0.173(*)	0.314(**)	0.307(**)	0.280(**)
Physical ability	−0.195(*)	−0.362(**)	−0.397(**)	−0.348(**)	−0.327(**)
Length of medication	0.175(*)		0.308(**)	0.324(**)	0.317(**)
Fatigue	−0.224(**)	−0.431(**)	−0.370(**)	−0.369(**)	−0.264(**)
Number of times approached by spouse for intercourse		−0.219(*)	−0.287(**)	−0.265(**)	−0.305(**)
Number of intercourses		−0.216(*)	−0.291(**)	−0.277(**)	−0.300(**)
Number of Pregnancy			0.188(*)	0.190(*)
Number of Children			0.210(*)	0.205(*)

^**Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).

^*Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).