Table 4.
Percentage of men with low testosterone values and had at least three sexual symptoms by demographics
n | Low TT (%) | P | Low cFT (%) | P | ≥3 sexual symptoms (%) | P | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total subjects | 5078 | 4.5 | 20.2 | 35.6 | |||
Region | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||
Northern | 933 | 4.2 | 16.7 | 51.3 | |||
Eastern | 926 | 7.6 | 23.5 | 42.2 | |||
Southern | 819 | 5.5 | 33.1 | 5.3 | |||
Central | 706 | 2.3 | 22.7 | 33.0 | |||
Northwest | 886 | 4.5 | 15.2 | 29.1 | |||
Southwest | 808 | 2.4 | 10.5 | 50.2 | |||
Rural/urban division | 0.239 | 0.045 | 0.491 | ||||
Rural | 4513 | 4.6 | 20.6 | 35.8 | |||
Urban | 565 | 3.5 | 17.0 | 34.3 | |||
Age groups (year) | 0.199 | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||
40–44 | 668 | 3.3 | 7.8 | 14.5 | |||
45–49 | 917 | 5.2 | 9.8 | 22.0 | |||
50–54 | 778 | 5.7 | 14.7 | 27.9 | |||
55–59 | 907 | 4.0 | 20.7 | 39.8 | |||
60–64 | 860 | 3.6 | 24.8 | 49.0 | |||
65–69 | 518 | 5.4 | 33.0 | 51.0 | |||
70–74 | 276 | 4.0 | 44.6 | 57.2 | |||
75–79 | 154 | 5.8 | 48.1 | 58.4 | |||
Abdominal adiposity status | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.221 | ||||
Normal risk | 2071 | 1.9 | 18.1 | 36.9 | |||
Preobese | 902 | 3.7 | 18.2 | 34.0 | |||
bese | 2105 | 7.4 | 22.7 | 34.8 | |||
BMI categories | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.763 | ||||
Under weight | 144 | 2.1 | 19.4 | 33.3 | |||
Normal weight | 2338 | 2.0 | 17.0 | 36.4 | |||
Overweight | 1930 | 5.0 | 21.8 | 35.1 | |||
Obese | 666 | 12.6 | 39.6 | 35.3 | |||
Marital status | 0.311* | <0.001 | 0.027 | ||||
Unmarried | 45 | 6.7 | 13.3 | 31.1 | |||
Married | 4843 | 4.6 | 19.8 | 35.4 | |||
Divorce | 42 | 0.0 | 19.0 | 28.6 | |||
Widowhood | 148 | 2.7 | 36.5 | 46.6 | |||
Educational level | 0.355 | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||
Illiteracy | 313 | 3.2 | 31.1 | 55.9 | |||
Primary | 1522 | 4.0 | 27.6 | 41.3 | |||
Secondary | 2826 | 4.9 | 16.3 | 32.6 | |||
Tertiary | 417 | 4.6 | 10.8 | 20.4 | |||
Smoking status | 0.015 | 0.010 | <0.001 | ||||
Current | 2887 | 3.8 | 18.7 | 37.7 | |||
Past | 588 | 5.3 | 22.4 | 40.0 | |||
Never | 1603 | 5.6 | 22.0 | 30.4 | |||
Number of comorbiditiesa | 0.07 | 0.001 | <0.001 | ||||
0 | 2867 | 4.0 | 18.5 | 27.6 | |||
One or more | 2211 | 5.1 | 22.3 | 46.1 |
aSelf-reported comorbidity including diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, chronic bronchitis or asthma, cancer, stoke, tuberculosis, liver disease, and prostate disease. *Fisher exact probability. TT: total testosterone; cFT: calculated free testosterone; BMI: body mass index