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. 2017 Feb 1;7:41314. doi: 10.1038/srep41314

Table 1. Male-Female Stimulus Contrasts in Heterosexual and Homosexual Men.

  Heterosexual Men Homosexual Men t (df) Cohen’s d
Subjective Ratings: Pictures Mean: −1.141 SD: 0.381 Mean: 1.317 SD: 0.304 23.863** (43) −9.095
Subjective Ratings: Videos Mean: −1.219 SD: 0.359 Mean: 1.450 SD: 0.385 24.010** (43) −7.170
VS Activity: Pictures Mean: −0.715 SD: 0.665 Mean: 1.100 SD: 0.692 9.067** (44) −2.674
VS Activity: Videos Mean: −0.341 SD: 1.210 Mean: 0.767 SD: 0.561 4.040** (44) −1.175

Male-female stimulus difference scores by sexual orientation of monosexual participants for both standardized subjective ratings and standardized VS activations. Positive difference scores indicate subjective ratings or VS activation greater toward male stimuli. df = degrees of freedom. SD = Standard deviation. **Significant at p < 0.001.