Table 2.
Comparison of means for Sexual Interest and Sexual Function subscales (QLACS) at baseline (N=100)
| Sexual Interest a | Sexual Function a | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Mean (SD) | P-value | Mean (SD) | P-value |
| Obesity status | ||||
| Obese (BMI at least 30 kg/m2) | 7.00 (3.71) | 0.083b | 5.19 (3.28) | 0.062b |
| Not obese (BMI < 30 kg/m2) | 7.58 (4.14) | 5.74 (3.43) | ||
| Marital status | ||||
| Currently married or living with significant other | 6.88 (3.57) | 0.012 b | 5.86 (3.34) | 0.518b |
| Other (single, divorced, separated, or widowed) | 8.00 (4.45) | 4.30 (3.08) | ||
| Time since diagnosis | ||||
| < 2 years | 7.00 (3.52) | 0.164b | 5.54 (3.05) | 0.499b |
| At least 2 years | 7.38 (4.15) | 5.24 (3.59) | ||
| Treatment | ||||
| Surgery only | 7.05 (3.83) | 0.195c | 5.17 (3.56) | 0.090c |
| Surgery + radiotherapy | 7.73 (4.01) | 5.48 (2.75) | ||
| Surgery + radiotherapy + chemotherapy | 6.17 (3.27) | 5.46 (2.73) | ||
| Surgery + radiotherapy + hormone therapy | 14 (—)d | 14 (—)d | ||
| Race | ||||
| Non-Hispanic white | 7.47 (3.85) | 0.539b | 5.41 (3.09) | 0.507b |
| Other | 6.35 (3.82) | 5.32 (4.02) | ||
| Education | ||||
| At least a 4-year college degree | 6.00 (3.35) | <0.001 b | 4.51 (2.63) | <0.001 b |
| Less than a 4-year college degree | 8.07 (3.98) | 6.00 (3.64) | ||
a
Higher score indicates more distress.
b
Welch's two-sample t-test statistic were calculated assuming nonhomogeneity of variance. The P-values were calculated by generating an empirical distribution of the test statistic based on 5000 bootstrap resamples.
c
P-values are based on permutation based one-way analysis of variance. The P-values were calculated by generating an empirical distribution of the F test statistic based on 10,000 permutations.
d
Only one individual received the treatment combination of Surgery + radiotherapy + hormone therapy.