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Table 6 Comparison of FSFI domain scores according to patient educational attainment

From: Sexual function and chemotherapy in postmenopausal women with breast cancer

Domain

Primary

Secondary

Higher

p*

Median (IQR)

Median (IQR)

Median (IQR)

Desire

1.2 (1.2 – 2.4)

1.8 (1.2 – 3.6)

2.4 (1.2 – 3.0)

0.454

Arousal

1.5 (0.0 – 2.3)a

3.3 (2.1 – 4.2)b

2.4 (1.2 – 3.0)a,b

0.048

Lubrication

1.2 (0.0 – 3.0)a

4.2 (4.2 – 4.8)b

3.0 (1.2 – 3.6)a,b

0.012

Orgasm

1.2 (0.0 – 2.0)a

4.0 (3.6 – 4.0)b

1.6 (1.2 – 2.0)a,b

0.018

Satisfaction

2.0 (1.0 – 2.6)a

4.4 (3.2 – 4.4)b

1.6 (1.2 – 3.2)a,b

0.035

Discomfort/Pain

2.4 (0.0 – 4.0)

4.8 (4.0 – 5.2)

2.8 (1.2 – 4.0)

0.134

  1. *Kruskal-Wallis test.
  2. a,bSame letters indicate no difference on Mann–Whitney U with an alpha of 0.05.