TABLE 1.
Baseline demographic characteristics by sildenafil‐P use
| Variable | Sildenafil‐P use | |
|---|---|---|
| Never users (n = 928) | Sildenafil‐P users (n = 234) | |
| n (%) | n (%) | |
| Age (mean ± SD) | 60.06 ± 11.53 | 54.87 ± 13.21 |
| Age category | ||
| 18‐39 | 60 (6.47) | 28 (11.97) |
| 40‐49 | 111 (11.96) | 60 (25.64) |
| 50‐64 | 344 (37.07) | 80 (34.19) |
| ≥65 | 413 (44.50) | 66 (28.21) |
| Education | ||
| No college degree | 483 (52.05) | 121 (51.71) |
| College degree | 444 (47.84) | 113 (48.29) |
| Prefer not to answer | 1 (0.11) | 0 (0.00) |
| Employment | ||
| Unemployed | 537 (57.87) | 85 (36.32) |
| Employed | 391 (42.13) | 149 (63.68) |
| Prefer not to answer | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) |
| Household income | ||
| <£50k | 704 (75.86) | 176 (75.21) |
| ≥£50k | 184 (19.83) | 51 (21.79) |
| Prefer not to answer | 40 (4.31) | 7 (2.99) |
| Race | ||
| White | 891 (96.01) | 221 (94.44) |
| Non‐White | 34 (3.66) | 12 (5.13) |
| Prefer not to answer | 3 (0.32) | 1 (0.43) |
| Marital status | ||
| Married/domesticpartner | 663 (71.44) | 153 (65.38) |
| Not married | 265 (28.56) | 81 (34.62) |
| Region | ||
| Scotland | 92 (9.91) | 17 (7.26) |
| Wales | 50 (5.39) | 19 (8.12) |
| Northern Ireland | 16 (1.72) | 6 (2.56) |
| England | 768 (82.76) | 192 (82.05) |
| Other UK region | 2 (0.22) | 0 (0.00) |
Abbreviations: sildenafil‐P, pharmacy medicine sildenafil; SD, standard deviation; UK, United Kingdom.