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Table 5 Comparing women with and those without sexual dysfunction based on DSM-5 criteria (N = 126)

From: Evaluation of sexual dysfunction in gynecologic cancer survivors using DSM-5 diagnostic criteria

Parameters

Female sexual dysfunction (DSM-5)

p value

Yes (n = 55)

No (n = 71)

Age, year (mean ± SD)

42.33 ± 5.86

42.52 ± 6.65

0.872

Education

 Senior high school or less

24 (43.6%)

39 (54.9%)

0.209

 College/University or above

31 (56.4%)

32 (45.1%)

 

Residence

 Suburb

23 (41.8%)

33 (46.4%)

0.456

 City

32 (58.2%)

38 (53.6%)

 

Marital status

 Married

46 (83.6%)

58 (81.7%)

0.775

 Unmarried/divorced

9 (16.4%)

13 (18.3%)

 

Cancer type

 Endometrium*

10 (18.2%)

27 (38.0%)

0.015

 Ovary*

23 (41.8%)

18 (25.4%)

0.051

 Cervix

20 (36.4%)

25 (35.2%)

0.893

 Others

3 (5.5%)

3 (4.2%)

0.748

FIGO stage

 I

43 (78.2%)

50 (90.9%)

0.370

 II–IV

12 (21.8%)

21 (9.1%)

 

Treatment

 Hysterectomy

41 (74.5%)

48 (67.6%)

0.309

 Oophorectomy

21 (38.2%)

21 (29.6%)

0.275

 Radiation

15 (27.3%)

13 (18.3%)

0.182

 Chemotherapy

29 (52.7%)

26 (36.6%)

0.057

Time from treatment

 ≤ 3 years

36 (65.5%)

36 (50.7%)

0.115

 > 3 years

19 (34.5%)

35 (49.2%)

 

Hormone replacement

14 (25.5%)

8 (11.3%)

0.037

Self medical disease

13 (23.6%)

16 (22.9%)

0.981

Partner medical disease

13 (23.6%)

10 (14.5%)

0.160

Current medication

22 (40.0%)

25 (35.7%)

0.623

Recurrent history

4 (7.3%)

2 (2.8%)

0.249

  1. FIGO International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics, SD Standard deviation
  2. *Three patients had synchronous endometrial and ovarian cancer