Association between metabolic syndrome and sexual dysfunction among men with clinically diagnosed diabetes

Table 4 Partial correlations between sexual dysfunction parameters and determinants of metabolic syndrome

Variable	SD	IMP	PE	NS	AV	DIS	NC	INF
Age	0.39***	0.31***	0.33***	0.39***	0.15*	0.24***	0.21***	−0.06
SBP	0.23***	0.15*	0.27***	0.23***	0.02	0.22***	0.08	0.05
DBP	0.19**	0.15*	0.21***	0.17**	−0.01	0.24***	0.06	0.09
DOD	0.26***	0.11	0.27***	0.20***	0.00	0.27***	0.09	0.05
WC	0.04	0.11	−0.04	−0.10	−0.03	−0.09	−0.08	−0.05
WHR	0.01	0.08	−0.05	0.03	0.10	0.03	0.13*	0.02
FBG	0.06	0.05	0.04	0.04	0.16**	−0.07	0.00	0.09
TC	0.05	0.05	−0.02	−0.04	0.01	−0.03	0.18**	−0.04
TG	0.14	0.04	−0.09	−0.02	0.23***	−0.03	0.03	0.29***
HDL-c	0.05	0.11	0.03	0.06	0.00	0.03	0.03	0.02
LDL-c	0.06	0.00	−0.02	−0.09	0.10	−0.04	0.18**	0.01
WHO	0.16**	0.08	0.17**	0.16**	0.10	0.15*	0.00	0.15*
ATP	0.16**	0.01	0.13*	0.12*	0.14*	0.11	0.08	0.19**
IDF	0.21***	0.08	0.17**	0.22***	0.14*	0.16**	0.06	0.16**

*Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed), **Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed), ***Correlation is significant at the 0.001 level (2-tailed). Boldface r = Pearson product moment correlation coefficient with a medium size (0.30 ≤ r ≥ 0.50) effect. SBP-systolic blood pressure, DBP-diastolic blood pressure, DOD-duration of diabetes, WC-waist circumference, WHR-waist to hip ratio, TC-total cholesterol, TG-triglycerides, HDL-c-high density lipoprotein-cholesterol, LDL-c-low density lipoprotein-cholesterol, SD-sexual dysfunction, IMP-impotence, PE-premature ejaculation, NS-non-sensuality, AV-avoidance, DIS-dissatisfaction, NC-non-communication, INF-infrequency.

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