Table 2.

Comparison of the sociodemographic characteristics of patients with diabetes in terms of sexual functioning

Variables	Decrease in pre-pandemic sexual functioning			Decrease in sexual functioning during the pandemic			Decrease in sexual functioning due to both Diabetes and Covid-19
	Decrease	No Change	Test Value	Decrease	No Change	Test Value	Decrease	No Change	Test Value
Age
Mean ± SD	56.36 ± 11.22	56.18 ± 12.23	bp < .05**	56.45 ± 13.02	56.06 ± 13.58	bp < .05**	56.66 ± 12.96	57.05 ± 13.98	bp < .05**
Gender %
Female	74 (54.8)	16 (59.3)	bp < .05**	66 (58.4)	24 (49)	bp < .05**	63 (57.8)	12 (48)	bp < .05**
Male	61 (45.2)	11 (40.7)		47 (41.6)	25 (51)		46 (42.2)	13(52)
Duration of Diabetes
Mean ± SD	9.11 ± 4.85	8.98 ± 4.56	bp < .05**	9.56 ± 5.58	7.91 ± 3.45	bp < .05**	9.81 ± 2.58	7.02 ± 3.15	bp < .05**
HbA1c (%)
Mean ± SD	9.48 ± 2.31	9.39 ± 2.03	bp < .05**	9.51 ± 2.31	9.36 ± 2.17	bp < .05**	9.51 ± 2.35	9.35 ± 2.11	bp < .05**

^bMann–Whitney U Test **p < 0.05