Table 4.
Correlation between sexual functioning and positive and negative symptoms in outpatients with schizophrenia in Turkey
| ASEX Item | both genders (n=101) |
females (n=38) |
males (n=63) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAPS r (p) |
SANS r (p) |
SAPS r (p) |
SANS r (p) |
SAPS r (p) |
SANS r (p) |
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| Sexual drive score | -0.06 (0.581) |
0.11 (0.325) |
-0.19 (0.328) |
0.19 (0.344) |
0.00 (0.984) |
0.05 (0.715) |
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| Sexual arousalscore | -0.09 (0.408) |
0.17 (0.119) |
-0.01 (0.961) |
0.34 (0.079) |
-0.11 (0.426) |
0.04 (0.760) |
||
| Vaginal lubrication/penile erection score | -0.11 (0.309) |
0.15 (0.189) |
-0.15 (0.440) |
0.10 (0.622) |
-0.08 (0.576) |
0.14 (0.303) |
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| Achieve orgasm score | -0.18 (0.098) |
0.17 (0.125) |
-0.06 (0.753) |
0.24 (0.210) |
-0.21 (0.125) |
0.08 (0.563) |
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| Satisfaction with orgasm score | -0.15 (0.168) |
0.13 (0.242) |
-0.10 (0.632) |
0.21 (0.289) |
-0.17 (0.213) |
0.06 (0.671) |
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| total ASEX score | -0.14 (0.208) |
0.17 (0.128) |
-0.12 (0.550) |
0.24 (0.224) |
-0.13 (0.340) |
0.09 (0.531) |
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ASEX, Arizona Sexual Experience Scale
SAPS, Scale for the Assessment of Positive Symptoms
SANS, Scale for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms