Table 2.
Pearson correlations among study variables
| OT (Blood) | AVP (Blood) | OT/AVP ratio | Empathy | BSI | |
| OT (Blood) | |||||
| AVP (Blood) | 0.21* | ||||
| OT/AVP ratio | 0.61*** | −0.52*** | |||
| Empathy | 0.26** | −0.23* | 0.20* | ||
| BSI | −0.08 | 0.24* | −0.09 | −0.26** | |
| HDQ-PPU | −0.05 | 0.33*** | −0.26** | −0.34*** | 0.56*** |
Note: ***P < 0.001, **P < 0.01, *P < 0.05; OT = oxytocin; AVP = arginine vasopressin; BSI = Brief Symptom Inventory; HDQ-PPU = Hypersexual Disorder Questionnaire modified for Problematic Pornography Use.