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. 2020 Dec 11;9(1):100293. doi: 10.1016/j.esxm.2020.100293

Table 1.

Changes of some characteristics and scores of scales before and after the COVID-19 epidemic

Before epidemic After epidemic Mean difference P
IIEF-5 18.13 ± 6.74 17.00 ± 7.15 1.13 ± 3.67 .000
PEDT 4.75 ± 4.24 4.88 ± 4.50 −0.13 ± 2.15 .334
GAD-7 4.20 ± 4.65 5.09 ± 5.24 −0.88 ± 2.98 .000
PHQ-9 4.44 ± 4.96 5.70 ± 6.14 −1.27 ± 3.49 .000
Frequency of sexual life (per mo) 5.32 ± 5.73 5.42 ± 6.40 −0.10 ± 4.54 .713
Frequency of physical exercise (per wk) 1.95 ± 1.03 1.85 ± 1.06 0.10 ± 0.94 .061

Data was expressed as mean ± SD.

COVID-19 = coronavirus disease 2019; GAD-7 = General Anxiety Disorder-7; IIEF-5 = International Index of Erectile Function; PEDT = Premature Ejaculation Diagnostic Tool; PHQ-9 = Patient Health Questionnaire.

Statistically significant.