Table 2.
Comparison of the mean (sd) scores on the five items of the Arizona Sexual Experience Scale (ASEX) between patients with schizophrenia and controls (higher scores represent greater dysfunction)
| Item | both genders | females | males | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| patients (n=101) mean (sd) |
controls (n=89) mean (sd) |
t-test (p-value) |
patients (n=38) mean (sd) |
controls (n=41) mean (sd) |
t-test (p-value) |
patients (n=63) mean (sd) |
controls (n=48) mean (sd) |
t-test (p-value) |
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| Sexual drive | 3.53 (1.37) |
3.09 (1.36) |
2.09 (0.038) |
3.79 (1.20) |
3.95 (1.25) |
0.52 (0.623) |
3.40 (1.44) |
2.36 (0.99) |
4.10 (<0.001) |
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| Sexual arousal | 3.61 (1.28) |
3.44 (1.21) |
0.86 (0.390) |
4.04 (1.23) |
3.95 (1.27) |
0.29 (0.776) |
3.40 (1.27) |
3.02 (1.00) |
1.69 (0.094) |
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| Vaginal lubrication/ penile erection |
3.48 (1.30) |
3.07 (1.34) |
1.99 (0.048) |
3.75 (1.46) |
3.57 (1.41) |
0.51 (0.612) |
3.35 (1.22) |
2.66 (1.14) |
2.91 (0.004) |
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| Achieve orgasm | 3.56 (1.39) |
3.14 (1.37) |
2.00 (0.047) |
4.18 (1.09) |
3.89 (1.37) |
0.91 (0.366) |
3.26 (1.43) |
2.50 (1.00) |
3.15 (0.002) |
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| Satisfaction with orgasm |
3.61 (1.24) |
2.68 (1.51) |
4.37 (<0.001) |
3.86 (1.27) |
3.32 (1.63) |
1.42 (0.158) |
3.49 (1.21) |
2.14 (1.15) |
5.69 (<0.001) |
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| Total score (range 5-30) |
17.80 (5.70) |
15.42 (5.69) |
2.69 (0.008) |
19.61 (5.52) |
18.58 (6.11) |
0.63 (0.528) |
16.91 (5.62) |
12.68 (3.50) |
4.64 (<0.001) |
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