Table 3.
Comparison of the proportion of patients with schizophrenia and controls who report sexual dysfunction based on results of the Arizona Sexual Experience Scale (ASEX)
| Item | both genders | females | males | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| patients (n=101) n (%) |
controls (n=89) n (%) |
χ2 (p-value) |
patients (n=38) n (%) |
controls (n=41) n (%) |
χ2 (p-value) |
patients (n=63) n (%) |
controls (n=48) n (%) |
χ2 (p-value) |
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| Sexual drivea | 50 (49.5%) |
58 (65.2%) |
3.75 (0.053) |
20 (52.6%) |
28 (68.3%) |
1.32 (0.251) |
30 (47.6%) |
3 (6.3%) |
19.56 (<0.001) |
||
| Sexual arousala | 56 (55.4%) |
40 (44.9%) |
1.95 (0.162) |
27 (71.1%) |
24 (58.5%) |
1.00 (0.318) |
30 (47.6%) |
15 (31.3%) |
2.49 (0.115) |
||
| Vaginal lubrication/ penile erectiona |
51 (50.5%) |
30 (33.7%) |
5.06 (0.024) |
24 (63.2%) |
20 (48.8%) |
1.58 (0.209) |
34 (54.0%) |
10 (20.8%) |
6.09 (0.014) |
||
| Achieve orgasma | 58 (57.4%) |
32 (35.9%) |
7.95 (0.005) |
30 (78.9%) |
25 (61.0%) |
2.02 (0.156) |
30 (47.6%) |
7 (14.6%) |
12.84 (<0.001) |
||
| Satisfaction with orgasma |
51 (50.5%) |
22 (24.7%) |
11.81 (0.001) |
22 (57.9%) |
18 (43.9%) |
1.23 (0.267) |
30 (47.6%) |
4 (8.3%) |
17.10 (<0.001) |
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| Overall sexual dysfunctionb |
56 (55.4%) |
25 (28.1%) |
10.33 (0.001) |
26 (68.4%) |
28 (68.3%) |
1.79 (0.181) |
29 (46.0%) |
4 (8.3%) |
15.86 (<0.001) |
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ascores of 4 or greater on the 1-6 Likert scale were considered ‘dysfunctional’
bindividuals with one or more of the following: total ASEX score >18; score on any of 5 items ≥5; score on 3 or more items ≥4