Table 6 Discriminant construct validity: correlation of FSFI dimensions depending on EDSS
EDSS < 3 (n = 104) | EDSS > 3 (n = 21) | p–value | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Median | p25 – p75 | Mean | SD | Median | p25 – p75 | ||
Desire | 3.5 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 2.4–4.2 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 2.4–4.65 | 0.183 |
Arousal | 4.2 | 1.7 | 4.8 | 3.3–5.4 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 2.2–4.4 | 0.001 |
Lubrication | 4.5 | 1.9 | 5.1 | 4.1–6 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 2.8–5.3 | 0.008 |
Orgasm | 4.3 | 1.9 | 5.2 | 3.6–5.6 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 2–5.1 | 0.004 |
Satisfaction | 4.6 | 1.6 | 4.8 | 4–6 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 2.4–4.8 | 0.002 |
Pain | 4.9 | 1.8 | 6.0 | 4.8–6 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 4.2 | 3.3–5.8 | 0.004 |
Total FSFI | 26.2 | 8.7 | 28.9 | 23.6–32.3 | 20.3 | 9.9 | 24.1 | 15.7–26.9 | 0.002 |