Table 2.
Comparison of characteristicsa,b,c of participants with low and high enjoyment of sexuality and with low and high importance attached to sexuality: means (standard deviations), unless specified otherwise
| Enjoyment | Importance | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowb,c (n = 419) | Highb,c (n = 624) | p-Value of difference | Low d (n = 587) | High d (n = 455) | p-Value of difference | |
| LRPD e | 0.12 (1.61) | 0.16 (1.55) | .645 | 0.15 (1.56) | 0.13 (1.60) | .831 |
| Age | 67.8 (7.8) | 65.3 (7.4) | <.001 | 66.9 (7.7) | 65.6 (7.5) | .006 |
| Sex, % female | 49.9 | 34.5 | <.001 | 48.0 | 31.2 | <.001 |
| Education in years | 9.4 (3.1) | 9.6 (3.3) | .195 | 9.5 (3.2) | 9.6 (3.3) | .370 |
| Job level (1–5) | 2.8 (1.0) | 2.8 (0.9) | .605 | 2.8 (1.0) | 2.8 (0.9) | .539 |
| With partner (%) | 90.9 | 93.9 | .071 | 91.8 | 93.8 | .213 |
| In care institution (%) | 50.0 | 50.0 | .526 | 30.0 | 70.0 | .381 |
| Self-rated health (1–5) | 2.4 (0.9) | 2.2 (0.8) | <.001 | 2.4 (0.9) | 2.2 (0.8) | <.001 |
| No of chronic diseases | 1.3 (1.1) | 1.1 (1.1) | <.001 | 1.3 (1.1) | 1.1 (1.1) | .003 |
| No of medications | 1.6 (1.7) | 1.2 (1.5) | .001 | 1.4 (1.7) | 1.3 (1.5) | .370 |
| Functional limitations (0–24) | 1.5 (3.0) | 0.9 (2.5) | <.001 | 1.4 (3.0) | 0.8 (2.3) | .001 |
| MiniMental State Exam (0–30) | 27.8 (2.0) | 27.7 (2.2) | .469 | 27.8 (2.1) | 27.7 (2.2) | .368 |
| Depressive symptoms (0–60) | 7.4 (7.4) | 5.4 (6.0) | <.001 | 6.8 (7.1) | 5.6 (5.9) | .004 |
| Positive affect (0–12) | 8.8 (2.4) | 9.7 (2.40 | <.001 | 9.1 (2.7) | 9.6 (2.5) | .002 |
| Anxiety symptoms (0–21) | 2.7 (3.3) | 2.0 (2.8) | <.001 | 2.5 (3.2) | 2.0 (2.8) | .008 |
| Sense of mastery (5–25) | 17.3 (3.3) | 18.4 (3.0) | <.001 | 17.7 (3.2) | 18.3 (3.1) | .009 |
| Emotional support (0–36) | 22.4 (7.6) | 23.1 (7.4) | .146 | 22.6 (7.6) | 23.2 (7.4) | .146 |
| Social loneliness (0–5) | 0.9 (1.3) | 0.6 (1.1) | .001 | 0.8 (1.2) | 0.7 (1.1) | .583 |
| Emotional loneliness (0–6) | 0.9 (1.4) | 0.5 (1.1) | <.001 | 0.7 (1.3) | 0.6 (1.2) | .576 |
| Waist circumference | 97.5 (11.2) | 96.6 (10.5) | .225 | 96.9 (11.0) | 97.2 (10.5) | .664 |
| Alcohol consumption
f
- % no - % mild - % moderate/extreme |
18.5 76.8 4.6 |
13.4 81.8 4.8 |
.082 | 17.9 78.7 3.3 |
12.3 81.1 6.6 |
.004 |
| Current smoker (%) | 23.7 | 27.5 | .167 | 24.8 | 27.5 | .329 |
| Attitude towards ageing (0-8) | 4.4 (2.4) | 4.0 (2.4) | .007 | 4.3 (2.4) | 4.1 (2.5) | .168 |
| Religiousness -% Protestant -% Roman Catholic |
27.9 31.5 |
28.1 31.9 |
.953 .881 |
28.6 30.3 |
27.3 33.6 |
.626 .256 |
| Past enjoyment sexuality (1–5) | 3.8 (0.7) | 4.3 (0.6) | <.001 | 3.9 (0.7) | 4.3 (0.7) | <.001 |
| Current enjoyment of sexuality (1–5) | — | — | — | 3.3 (0.7) | 4.0 (0.7) | <.001 |
| Importance of sexuality (1–5) | 2.8 (0.8) | 3.7 (0.7) | <.001 | — | — | — |
aAll variables have <4% missing values, except waist circumference (valid n = 986)
bfor continuous variables, the range is given in brackets
clow: (very) unpleasant or neutral; high: (very) pleasant
dlow: (very) unimportant or neutral; high: (very) important
eLogit of the Realized Probability of Dying, values >0 indicate longer survival than the median population
fmild: <21 days/month or <4 glasses/day; moderate to extreme: >= 21 days/month and >=4 glasses/day