Table 6.
Female FSFI scores according to age, disease and operation
| n | Preoperative (Median, 25th – 75th IQR) | Postoperative (Median, 25th – 75th IQR) | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - Age-specific | ≤20 | 1 | - Overall | NA | NA | NA |
| 21–30 | 6 | - Overall | 25.6 (13.5–28.7) | 26.1 (18.4–28.9) | 0.893 | |
| 6 | - Desire | 3.3 (2.6–4.4) | 3.6 (2.6–4.8) | 0.539 | ||
| 6 | - Arousal | 4.2 (1.6–5.1) | 4.2 (2.7–5.1) | 1.000 | ||
| 6 | - Lubrication | 4.9 (3.2–5.4) | 4.5 (2.9–5.0) | 0.581 | ||
| 6 | - Orgasm | 4.0 (2.4–4.2) | 4.2 (3.0–6.0) | 0.285 | ||
| 6 | - Satisfaction | 4.2 (2.0–5.1) | 5.0 (3.5–5.4) | 0.343 | ||
| 6 | - Pain | 4.6 (1.8–4.9) | 3.8 (1.2–5.7) | 0.893 | ||
| 31–40 | 8 | - Overall | 25.3 (9.4–28.4) | 23.3 (7.8–26.5) | 0.944 | |
| 8 | - Desire | 3.6 (1.5–4.8) | 4.5 (2.7–5.3) | 0.526 | ||
| 8 | - Arousal | 3.9 (1.2–5.0) | 3.9 (1.2–5.0) | 1.000 | ||
| 8 | - Lubrication | 4.5 (1.8–5.1) | 3.8 (1.2–5.0) | 0.343 | ||
| 8 | - Orgasm | 4.2 (1.8–4.8) | 3.6 (1.2–4.7) | 0.197 | ||
| 8 | - Satisfaction | 4.4 (1.2–5.1) | 3.4 (1.2–4.9) | 0.498 | ||
| 8 | - Pain | 3.0 (1.5–3.9) | 3.2 (1.2–3.6) | 0.746 | ||
| 41–50 | 1 | - Overall | NA | NA | NA | |
| 51–60 | 2 | - Overall | NA | NA | NA | |
| - Disease-specific | UC | 13 | - Overall | 23.6 (10.2–27.5) | 24.2 (6.4–28.6) | 0.929 |
| 13 | - Desire | 3.6 (2.7–4.8) | 4.2 (2.1–4.8) | 0.622 | ||
| 13 | – Arousal | 3.9 (0.6–4.7) | 3.9 (0.6–4.1) | 0.720 | ||
| 13 | - Lubrication | 4.5 (1.8–5.3) | 3.9 (0.6–5.3) | 0.573 | ||
| 13 | - Orgasm | 4.0 (1.4–4.6) | 4.0 (0.6–4.6) | 0.905 | ||
| 13 | - Satisfaction | 4.0 (1.0–4.8) | 4.0 (1.0–5.0) | 0.929 | ||
| 13 | - Pain | 2.4 (1.2–4.2) | 3.2 (0.6–4.8) | 0.990 | ||
| CD | 5 | - Overall | 21.8 (4.6–28.4) | 19.2 (7.6–26.9) | 0.998 | |
| 5 | - Desire | 2.4 (1.2–3.9) | 3.6 (2.4–4.8) | 0.273 | ||
| 5 | - Arousal | 3.9 (0.6–5.1) | 2.7 (0.6–4.4) | 0.180 | ||
| 5 | - Lubrication | 3.9 (0.6–5.0) | 2.1 (0.6–4.5) | 0.180 | ||
| 5 | - Orgasm | 4.0 (0.6–4.8) | 3.6 (0.6–4.6) | 0.317 | ||
| 5 | - Satisfaction | 3.6 (1.0–4.8) | 4.0 (1.0–5.2) | 0.180 | ||
| 5 | - Pain | 3.6 (0.6–5.0) | 3.6 (0.6–5.0) | 1.000 | ||
| - Surgery-specific | IPAA | 12 | - Overall | 23.9 (7.3–27.8) | 27.7 (9.8–29.4) | 0.721 |
| 12 | - Desire | 3.6 (2.6–4.8) | 4.5 (3.2–4.8) | 0.201 | ||
| 12 | - Arousal | 3.9 (0.3–4.7) | 4.2 (1.0–5.3) | 0.512 | ||
| 12 | - Lubrication | 4.4 (0.9–5.3) | 4.4 (0.9–5.0) | 0.858 | ||
| 12 | - Orgasm | 3.8 (0.7–4.7) | 4.0 (0.8–4.7) | 0.574 | ||
| 12 | - Satisfaction | 4.0 (0.9–4.8) | 4.2 (1.3–5.1) | 0.645 | ||
| 12 | - Pain | 3.0 (0.6–4.3) | 3.2 (0.4–4.8) | 0.838 | ||
| TPC | 6 | - Overall | 22.7 (5.9–28.2) | 14.4 (6.8–26.6) | 0.528 | |
| 6 | - Desire | 3.0 (1.2–4.4) | 3.0 (2.1–4.8) | 0.786 | ||
| 6 | - Arousal | 3.6 (0.9–5.1) | 2.0 (0.9–4.0) | 0.109 | ||
| 6 | - Lubrication | 4.4 (0.9–5.1) | 1.7 (0.9–4.4) | 0.109 | ||
| 6 | - Orgasm | 4.0 (0.9–4.6) | 2.4 (0.9–4.3) | 0.180 | ||
| 6 | - Satisfaction | 3.8 (1.1–4.6) | 2.6 (1.1–5.2) | 0.910 | ||
| 6 | - Pain | 3.0 (0.9–4.9) | 2.4 (0.9–4.7) | 0.461 |
FSFI= Female Sexual Function Index; UC= Ulcerative Colitis; CD= Crohn’s Disease; IPAA= Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis; TPC= Total Proctocolectomy; n= number of patients; IQR= interquartile range.