Table 3. Relationship between patient's age, duration of rheumatoid arthritis, and sexual disability and loss of sexual desire.

	Groups of RA according to the age at presentation							Groups of RA according to the duration of RA
	n	%	Range	n	%	Range	p	n	%	Range	n	%	Range	p
Sexual disability			18-39			40-55				<2 years			≥2 years
Grade 0 (able)	26	17.8		16	26.6		0.0001	18	50		24	14.6		0.002
Grade I (mild)	52	35.6		38	70.4			10	27.8		80	48.8
Grade II (moderate)	34	23.3		0	0			0	0		34	20.7
Grade III (complete unable)	34	23.3		0	0			8	22.2		26	15.9
Loss of sexual desire or satisfaction
Grade 0 (never)	0	0		18	33.3		0.243	0	0		18	11		0.522
Grade I (rarely)	8	5.5		0	0			0	0		8	4.9
Grade II (sometimes)	82	56.1		26	48.1			28	77,8		80	48,8
Grade III (often)	8	5.5		0	0			0	0		16	4.9
Grade IV(always)	48	32.9		10	32.9			8	22.2		50	30.5
RA: Rheumatoid arthritis.