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. 2020 Nov 3;23(2):170–177. doi: 10.4103/aja.aja_59_20

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