Table 2.

Demographic characteristics of participants

	All participants	‘Arthritis has a negative influence on my sexual health’	‘I am keeping up appearances’	‘I am satisfied with my sexual health’
Participants, n (%)	30 (100.00)	6 (19.35)	5 (16.66)	13 (43.33)
Age, mean (SD)	42.76 (15.50)	36.17 (7.60)	43.80 (14.02)	43.92 (16.27)
Age at diagnosis, mean (SD)	27.66 (19.76)	15.50 (14.71)	28.60 (16.72)	31.15 (16.29)
Disease duration years, mean (SD)	15.25 (10.87)	20.67 (16.12)	15.20 (11.92)	12.77 (7.03)
Religious, n (%)	14 (46.67)	3 (50.00)	2 (40.00)	4 (30.77)
Dutch ethnicity, n (%)	26 (86.67)	6 (100.00)	5 (100.00)	10 (76.92)
Highly educated, n (%)*	15 (50.00)	1 (16.67)	3 (75.00)	7 (53.85)
In a relationship, n (%)	29 (96.67)	6 (100.00)	5 (100.00)	12 (92.30)
Sexual activity last 12 months, n (%)†	26 (92.86)	6 (100.00)	5 (100.00)	12 (92.31)
Number of children, mean (SD)	1.16 (1.01)	0.50 (0.87)	1.40 (0.54)	1.15 (1.21)

*Bachelor or University.

†All men who were sexually active reported having had sexual intercourse with women.