Table 2.
Descriptive statistics for PROMIS SexFS, RCAC, BIS, EORTC QLQ-C30, and HADS and differences between women and men in PROMIS SexFS
| PROMIS SexFS∗ domains | Women |
Men |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Score indicating dysfunction n (%)† | Mean (SD) | Score indicating dysfunction n (%)† | Chi-square test | t-Test | Cronbach's alpha Women/men |
|
| Vaginal lubrication | 52.4 (7.5) | 30 (7) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.86 |
| Vaginal discomfort | 49.3 (7.6) | 35 (8) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.81 |
| Vulvar discomfort clitoral | 51.1 (6.8) | 66 (16) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Vulvar discomfort labia | 50.6 (6.7) | 80 (19) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Satisfaction with sex life | 51.3 (8.2) | 51 (12) | 50.4 (8.8) | 52 (17) | 4.6‖ | 1.3 | 0.87/0.87 |
| Sexual interest | 46.3 (10.9) | 156 (32) | 52.4 (8.9) | 32 (10) | 52.0# | -8.7# | 0.83/0.75 |
| Erectile function | N/A | N/A | 53.2 (5.6) | 11 (4) | N/A | N/A | 0.52 |
| Orgasm ability | 48.5 (10.4) | 117 (28) | 55.0 (6.1) | 16 (5) | 59.1# | -10.4# | N/A |
| Orgasm pleasure | 51.0 (7.9) | 21 (5) | 49.6 (7.7) | 17 (6) | 0.1 | 2.3‖ | N/A |
| At least one sexual dysfunction‡ | N/A | 263 (53) | N/A | 98 (31) | 41.4# | ||
| At least 2 sexual dysfunctions‡ |
N/A |
77 (16) |
N/A |
24 (7) |
11.9¶ |
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| Mean (SD) |
Score indicating distress (%)§ |
Mean (SD) |
Score indicating distress (%)§ |
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| BIS | 5.2 (3.6) | N/A | 3.2 (2.7) | N/A | 0.85 | ||
| HADS-T | 12.0 (7.4) | N/A | 9.5 (5.9) | N/A | 0.87 | ||
| HADS-A | 7.4 (4.5) | N/A | 5.5 (3.8) | N/A | 0.84 | ||
| HADS-D | 4.5 (3.6) | N/A | 4.0 (2.9) | N/A | 0.77 | ||
| RCAC | |||||||
| Fertility potential | 2.7 (1.0) | 42 (9) | 2.1 (0.9) | 5 (2) | 0.77 | ||
| Acceptance | 2.8 (1.1) | 65 (13) | 2.6 (1.1) | 29 (9) | 0.80 | ||
| Becoming pregnant | 2.7 (0.9) | 33 (7) | 2.3 (0.8) | 2 (1) | 0.60 | ||
| QLQ-C30 | 80.0 (14.0) | N/A | 85.1 (9.9) | N/A | 0.77 | ||
PROMIS SexFS = Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Sexual Function and Satisfaction measure, version 2.0; RCAC = Reproductive Concerns After Cancer; BIS = Body Image Scale; HADS = Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.
Answered by individuals who have had sexual activity (with or without partner) during past 30 days.
PROMIS SexFS cutoff = 1 SD from the T-score mean of the norm population.49
Summary of dysfunctions excluding Vaginal discomfort, Vulvar discomfort Clitoral, and Vulvar discomfort Labia to enable comparisons between women and men.
RCAC cutoff = mean > 4 per dimension.
P < .05
P < .01
P < 0,01