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Table 5.

Predictors of the three masturbation and satisfaction clusters (LmS, HmD, LmD) in comparison with the reference group (HmS: High masturbation and Satisfied) in women (n = 677)

	Low/no masturbation Satisfied (LmS)		High masturbation Dissatisfied (HmD)		Low/no masturbation Dissatisfied (LmD)
	AOR	95% CI	AOR	95% CI	AOR	95% CI
Sociodemographic characteristics
Age	1.03^**	1.01–1.05	1.02	0.99–1.04	1.00	0.98–1.03
Education	1.22	0.92–1.63	1.51^*	1.10–2.08	1.26	0.87–1.84
Religious	0.80	0.48–1.31	1.01	0.55–1.85	1.02	0.51–2.07
Relationship status^a
Unmarried^b	0.47	0.20–1.13	1.30	0.59–2.89	0.93	0.36–2.36
Separated/divorced^b	0.20^**	0.07–0.60	0.29^*	0.10–0.81	0.17^**	0.05–0.65
Widow/widower^b	0.13	0.01–1.63	0.22	0.01–4.09	0.36	0.02–7.18
Psychological factors^c
Distress about sexual difficulties	1.11	0.88–1.41	1.87^***	1.39–2.44	2.53^***	1.83–3.51
Body image	1.12	0.92–1.37	1.27^*	1.01–1.59	1.38^*	1.06–1.79
Genital self-image	1.18	0.99–1.40	1.18	0.98–1.43	1.10	0.88–1.38
Sexual behaviour^d
Number of sex partners (lifetime)	0.99	0.98–1.00	0.99	0.98–1.01	0.99	0.97–1.01
Frequency of pornography use	0.79^***	0.69–0.91	0.96	0.82–1.12	0.79^*	0.65–0.95
Number of sexual experiences/desires	0.82^*	0.70–0.96	1.16	0.97–1.39	0.95	0.77–1.18
Intercourse frequency	0.72^***	0.60–0.86	0.36^***	0.29–0.46	0.32^***	0.24–0.43

^*p < 0.05. ^**p < 0.01. ^***p < 0.001;

^a Reference category = married/cohabitant/registered partnership or in a current permanent relationship; ^b and currently not in a permanent relationship; ^c higher scores denote greater sexual distress/greater dissatisfaction; ^d higher scores denote higher frequency/numbers