Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the study sample according to the presence of erectile dysfunction.
| Characteristics | With erectile dysfunction N = 29 (21.6%) | Without erectile dysfunction N = 05 (79.4%) | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (Mean ± SD) | 44.8 ± 10.9 | 44.6 ± 11.7 | 0.9 |
| Ethnicity | |||
| White | 1 (3.4) | 7 (6.6) | 0.5 |
| Asian | 0 | 3 (2.8) | |
| Black | 12 (41.3) | 40 (938) | |
| Mixed | 16 (55.1) | 50 (47.6) | |
| Indigenous | 0 | 5 (4.7) | |
| Marital status | |||
| Single | 23 (79.3) | 77 (73.3) | 0.1 |
| Married | 5 (17.2) | 20 (19) | |
| Widow | 1 (3.4) | 0 | |
| Divorced | 0 | 8 (7.6) | |
| Sexual orientation | |||
| Heterosexual | 12 (41.3) | 23 (21.9) | 0.2 |
| Homosexual | 10 (34.4) | 44 (41.9) | |
| Bisexual | 6 (20.6) | 10 (9.5) | |
| Educational level | |||
| Illiterate | 1 (3.4) | 2 (1.9) | 0.84 |
| Less than 8 years of schooling | 11 (37.9) | 34 (32.3) | |
| 8–11 schooling years | 15 (51.7) | 58 (55.2) | |
| More than 11 schooling years | 2 (6.8) | 11 (10.4) | |
| Average income | |||
| Up to 2 minimum wage | 17 (58.6) | 71 (67.6) | 0.01a |
| 2–5 minimum wages | 3 (10.3) | 22 (20.9) | |
| 10 minimum wage | 0 | 3 (2.8) | |
| No income | 8 (27.5) | 8 (7.6) | |
| Current activity | |||
| Employed | 12 (41.3) | 76 (72.3) | 0.01b |
| Unemployed | 7 (24.1) | 11 (10.4) | |
| Student | 5 (17.2) | 3 (2.8) | |
| Retired | 5 (17.2) | 15 (14.2) | |
a
Comparison between no income vs any income.
b
comparison between employed vs. unemployed patients.