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. 2014 Dec;26(6):347–356. doi: 10.11919/j.issn.1002-0829.214101

Table 5.

Comparison of the scores on the five items of the Arizona Sexual Experience Scale (ASEX) between patients with schizophrenia taking first-generation antipsychotic medications (FGA) and second-generation antipsychotic medications (SGA)

Item both genders   females   males

 
 
FGAa
(n=7)
mean
(sd)
SGAb
(n=30)
mean
(sd)
U-testc
(p-value)
  FGAa
(n=2)
mean
(sd)
SGAb
(n=11)
mean
(sd)
U-testc
(p-value)
  FGAa
(n=5)
mean
(sd)
SGAb
(n=19)
mean
(sd)
U-testc
(p-value)
Sexual drive 3.43
(0.79)
3.47
(1.33)
100.50
(0.853)
  4.00
(1.41)
3.45
(1.04)
8.00
(0.517)
  3.20
(0.45)
3.47
(1.50)
39.50
(0.552)
Sexual arousal 3.86
(0.90)
3.57
(1.22)
92.50
(0.615)
  4.50
(0.71)
3.91
(1.14)
7.00
(0.411)
  3.60
(0.89)
3.37
(1.26)
44.50
(0.824)
Vaginal lubrication/
penile erection
3.43
(1.40)
3.53
(1.36)
101.00
(0.873)
  3.00
(2.83)
3.73
(1.82)
9.50
(0.760)
  3.60
(0.89)
3.42
(1.35)
46.00
(0.913)
Achieve orgasm 4.14
(0.69)
3.43
(1.45)
72.50
(0.196)
  4.50
(0.71)
4.00
(1.10)
6.50
(0.342)
  4.00
(0.71)
3.11
(1.56)
32.00
(0.258)
Satisfaction with
orgasm
3.57
(0.98)
3.53
(1.25)
102.00
(0.903)
  4.00
(1.41)
3.82
(1.25)
10.00
(0.837)
  3.40
(0.89)
3.37
(1.26)
45.00
(0.852)
Total score
(range 5-30)
18.43
(4.24)
17.53
(5.82)
94.00
(0.668)
  20.00
(7.07)
18.91
(4.91)
10.00
(0.842)
  17.80
(3.56)
16.74
(6.27)
40.00
(0.593)

amonotherapy with zuclopenthixol, flupentixol, or haloperiodol for at least one year prior to the evaluation

bmonotherapy with risperidone, olanzapine, or quetiapine for at least one year prior to the evaluation

cbased on Mann-Whitney rank test