Table 4.

Differences between average levels of mood, tiredness, stress, and anxiety (assessed in the 10-week diary assessment), for days with “masturbation or pornography” versus “neither masturbation nor pornography” days

Patient	Days with masturbation or pornography					Days without masturbation nor pornography					Difference between averages
	N	Mood [mean (SD)]	Tiredness [mean (SD)]	Stress [mean (SD)]	Anxiety [mean (SD)]	N	Mood [mean (SD)]	Tiredness [mean (SD)]	Stress [mean (SD)]	Anxiety [mean (SD)]	Mood	Tiredness	Stress	Anxiety
A	45	4.87 (1.52)	6.31 (1.43)	5.98 (1.69)	5.62 (1.89)	20	5.05 (1.70)	6.05 (2.04)	5.60 (1.50)	5.35 (2.01)	−0.18, 95% CI = [−0.99, 0.67]	0.26, 95% CI = [−0.67, 1.27]	0.38, 95% CI = [−0.56, 1.35]	0.27, 95% CI = [−0.76, 1.19]
D	17	4.88 (1.69)	6.06 (1.56)	5.53 (1.94)	3.76 (2.56)	13	5.85 (1.28)	4.15 (1.34)	3.15 (1.14)	2.15 (1.41)	−0.96, 95% CI = [−1.79, −0.25]	1.90, 95% CI = [1.26, 2.42]	2.38, 95% CI = [1.46, 3.04]	1.61, 95% CI = [0.00, 2.42]
E	22	7.09 (0.75)	5.18 (1.82)	4.55 (1.22)	3.45 (1.26)	18	7.33 (0.59)	4.56 (1.10)	4.33 (0.91)	3.22 (1.22)	−0.24, 95% CI = [−0.56, 0.18]	0.63, 95% CI = [−0.27, 1.50]	0.21, 95% CI = [−0.42, 0.59]	0.23, 95% CI = [−0.51, 0.59]
F	15	5.47 (0.99)	5.47 (1.81)	3.53 (1.55)	2.40 (1.06)	36	6.72 (1.43)	4.53 (1.76)	2.92 (1.46)	2.11 (1.04)	−1.26, 95% CI =  [−2.02, −0.58]	0.94, 95% CI =  [−0.33, 1.77]	0.62, 95% CI =  [−0.06, 1.42]	0.29, 95% CI = [−0.13, 0.93]
G	24	5.83 (1.71)	6.17 (1.66)	5.54 (1.91)	4.79 (2.11)	27	6.15 (1.51)	6.74 (1.85)	5.48 (1.87)	4.74 (2.26)	−0.31, 95% CI = [−0.98, 0.39]	−0.57, 95% CI = [−1.54, 0.34]	0.06, 95% CI = [−0.91, 0.82]	0.05, 95% CI = [−1.13, 0.96]
H	27	3.59 (1.89)	6.15 (1.73)	4.74 (2.01)	5.07 (2.20)	16	5.50 (2.16)	6.38 (1.86)	4.75 (1.98)	4.56 (2.22)	−1.91, 95% CI = [−3.11, −0.66]	−0.23, 95% CI  = [−0.79, 1.22]	−0.01, 95% CI = [−0.71, 1.54]	0.51, 95% CI = [−0.35, 2.29]

Note. SD: standard deviation; CI: confidence interval.