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. 2022 Oct 7;68(9):1303–1307. doi: 10.1590/1806-9282.20220421

Table 1. Characteristics of the population and results of the questionnaires applied to patients with premature ejaculation and control group.

Lifelong PE (n=62) Acquired PE (n=113) Control (n=132) p
Age (years) 35.1±6.2 35.8±4.8 33.1±5.6 0.004
BMI (kg/m2) 25.8±3.4 27.6±3.6 26.6±3.6 0.4
Sexual intercourse frequency (per week) 2.2±1.1 2.1±1.1 2.5±1 0.0001
PEDT 19 (10) 19 (9) 8 (6) 0.0001
IELT (s) 52 (65) 61 (50) 300 (360) 0.0001
IIEF-5 22.4±7 18.1±7.2 26.2±6 0.0001
SHIM 17.8±5.8 13.6±5.2 21.1±4.1 0.0001
BDI 8 (8) 11 (13) 5.2 (8.7) 0.0001
STAI-1 45.1±7.1 43.1±8.2 40.2±6.3 0.01
STAI-2 46±7 42.8±7.2 42.7±7.8 0.0006

ANOVA and Kruskal-Wallis test were used. PE: premature ejaculation; BMI: body mass index; PEDT: premature ejaculation diagnostic tool; IELT: intravaginal ejaculation latency time; IIEF-5: international index of erectile function-5; SHIM: sexual health inventory for men; BDI: Back Depression Inventory; STAI: State Trait Anxiety Inventory.