Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics of the Sample for Demographic, Sexual Health, and Psychosocial Protective Factors.
| Total (n = 271) | |
| Age, M (SD) | 57.1 (10.7) |
| Current health condition, n (%) | |
| Very good | 97 (35.8) |
| Good | 148 (54.6) |
| Fair | 26 (9.6) |
| Bad | 0 (0.0) |
| Very bad | 0 (0.0) |
| Body mass index, kg/m2, M (SD) | 25.4 (3.4) |
| Education, n (%) | |
| Tertiary education | 106 (39.1) |
| Postsecondary nontertiary education | 57 (21.0) |
| Higher secondary school | 76 (28.0) |
| Lower secondary education | 32 (11.1) |
| Did not finish regular school | 2 (0.8) |
| Current smoking status, n (%) | |
| Nonsmoker | 224 (82.7) |
| Occasional smoker | 25 (9.1) |
| Smoker | 22 (8.2) |
| Alcohol consumption, n (%) | |
| Never | 56 (20.4) |
| 1-6 Drinks per week | 161 (59.4) |
| ≥1 Drinks per day | 54 (20.2) |
| Medication intake, n (%) | |
| No | 180 (66.4) |
| Yes | 91 (33.6) |
| Sexual health with the IIEF, M (SD) | |
| Erectile function | 43.3 (16.8) |
| Sexual desire | 9 (3.0) |
| Additional sexual health-related questionsa, n (%) | |
| Sexual thoughtsa | |
| Never | 10 (3.7) |
| 1-3 Times a month | 34 (12.6) |
| 1-6 Times a week | 142 (52.4) |
| ≥1 Times a day | 85 (31.4) |
| Sexual intercoursea | |
| Never | 68 (25.2) |
| 1-3 Times a month | 103 (38.1) |
| 1-3 Times a week | 91 (33.6) |
| >3 Times a week | 9 (3.3) |
| Masturbationa | |
| Never | 30 (11.1) |
| 1-3 Times a month | 111 (41.0) |
| 1-6 Times a week | 120 (44.3) |
| ≥1 Times a day | 10 (3.7) |
| Metrics of psychosocial protective factors, M (SD) | |
| Perceived general health (SF-36-PGH) | 22.9 (2.9) |
| Satisfaction with life (SWLS) | 27.7 (4.7) |
| Resilience (RS-11) | 61.1 (8.0) |
| Optimism (LOT-R) | 17.6 (3.6) |
| Emotional support (BSSS-ES) | 3.5 (0.5) |
| Motivation (GOALS) | |
| Affiliation (GOALS-A) | 12.1 (3.6) |
| Intimacy (GOALS-I) | 17.5 (2.4) |
| Engaged in a romantic relationship, n (%) | 240 (88.5) |
| Relationship quality (RAS) | 4.2 (0.7) |
a
Additional sexual health-related questions were obtained from the European Male Aging Study–Sexual Function Questionnaire (Wiltink, Hauck, Phädayanon, Weidner, & Beutel, 2003).