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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Sep 8.
Published in final edited form as: Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2014 Dec 23;11(3):643–651. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2014.12.014

Table 3.

Change in International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) and Sex Hormone Levels

Model Based Estimates, Mean (SD) Model Based Mean Change (95% CI) P-Value
Baseline Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 1 from
Baseline
Year 2 from
Baseline
Year 3 from
Baseline
Year 4 from
Baseline
Year 1 vs
Baseline
Year 2 vs
Baseline
Year 3 vs
Baseline
Year 4 vs
Baseline
IIEF Scores
  Erectile function 19.9 (11.6) 21.3 (10.4) 24.4 (8.5) 23.1 (10.2) 23.1 (9.4) 1.4 (−4.0, 6.8) 4.5 (−0.6, 9.6) 3.2 (−2.0, 8.4) 3.1 (−2.3, 8.6) 0.910 0.099 0.357 0.395
  Orgasmic function 7.1 (3.9) 7.2 (4.0) 8.7 (2.7) 8.1 (3.3) 7.6 (3.8) 0.1 (−2.1, 2.4) 1.6 (−0.3, 3.5) 1.0 (−0.9, 3.0) 0.6 (−1.7, 2.8) >0.99 0.113 0.490 0.926
  Sexual desire 6.4 (2.5) 7.6 (2.2) 7.5 (1.9) 7.1 (2.2) 7.5 (2.3) 1.2 (−0.0, 2.4) 1.1 (−0.0, 2.2) 0.7 (−0.5, 1.8) 1.1 (−0.2, 2.3) 0.058 0.057 0.423 0.118
  Intercourse satisfaction 7.3 (5.6) 8.5 (5.2) 9.0 (4.9) 9.0 (5.0) 8.7 (5.0) 1.2 (−1.6, 3.9) 1.7 (−0.9, 4.4) 1.7 (−0.9, 4.3) 1.4 (−1.3, 4.1) 0.672 0.308 0.281 0.531
  Overall satisfaction 6.1 (2.8) 7.0 (2.6) 7.2 (2.8) 7.6 (2.4) 6.8 (2.5) 0.9 (−0.4, 2.2) 1.1 (−0.3, 2.4) 1.5 (0.3, 2.7) 0.7 (−0.6, 2.0) 0.266 0.171 0.008 0.499
Sex Hormone Levels
  Total testosterone, ng/dL 317.1 (112.1) 495.5 (185.8) 508.7 (149.7) 470.0 (137.7) 432.8 (108.5) 178.4 (99.1, 257.8) 191.6 (121.0, 262.2) 152.9 (84.3, 221.6) 115.7 (52.9, 178.6) <.001 <.001 <.001 <.001
  Free testosterone, pg/mL 7.7 (2.5) 10.1 (5.4) 8.5 (2.6) 8.5 (3.1) 8.0 (2.4) 2.4 (0.0, 4.7) 0.8 (−0.5, 2.1) 0.7 (−0.8, 2.3) 0.3 (−1.1, 1.7) 0.045 0.361 0.582 0.963
  LH, miu/mL 3.8 (3.2) 6.3 (7.7) 7.8 (10.4) 6.8 (10.8) 6.5 (8.3) 2.5 (0.3, 4.8) 4.0 (0.5, 7.5) 3.0 (−0.7, 6.7) 2.6 (−0.1, 5.4) 0.024 0.024 0.136 0.063
  SHBG, nmol/L 21.6 (8.1) 60.3 (22.3) 64.1 (19.4) 66.6 (14.4) 60.6 (16.0) 38.7 (30.0, 47.4) 42.5 (34.7, 50.3) 45.0 (39.2, 50.9) 39.0 (32.0, 46.1) <.001 <.001 <.001 <.001