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Table 2 COSQ-14 cut off* scores for women and men and comparison when divided into Epilepsy and Multiple Sclerosis

From: Sexual dysfunction and mental health in patients with multiple sclerosis and epilepsy

  

Both gender n (%)

 

Female n (%)

 

Male n (%)

 

Sexual Dysfunction

No Sexual Dysfunction

p

Sexual Dysfunction

No Sexual Dysfunction

P

Sexual Dysfunction

No Sexual Dysfunction

P

CSFQ Total, women cut off ≤41/ men cut off ≤47

 All

292 (71%)

122 (29)

 

189 (68)

91 (32)

 

103 (77)

31 (23)

 

 Epilepsy

116 (74%)

40 (26)

 

73 (73)

27 (27)

 

43 (77)

13 (23)

 

 Multiple sclerosis

176 (68%)

82 (32)

.184

116 (64)

64 (36)

.264

60 (77)

18 (23)

.985

Pleasure, women cut off ≤4/ men cut off ≤4

 All

313 (76%)

101 (24)

 

209 (75)

71 (25)

 

104 (78)

30 (23)

 

 Epilepsy

125 (80%)

31 (20)

 

78 (78)

22 (22)

 

47 (84)

9 (16)

 

 Multiple sclerosis

188 (73%)

70 (27)

.096

131 (73)

49 (27)

.336

57 (87)

21 (13)

.137

Desire/Frequency, women cut off ≤6/ men cut off ≤8

 All

333 (80%)

81 (20)

 

216 (77)

64 (23)

 

117 (87)

17 (13)

 

 Epilepsy

134 (86%)

22 (14)

 

85 (85)

15 (15)

 

49 (86)

7 (14)

.956

 Multiple sclerosis

199 (77%)

59 (23)

.029

131 (73)

49 (27)

.020

68 (87)

10 (13)

 

Desire/Interest, women cut off ≤9/ men cut off ≤11

 All

301 (73%)

113 (27)

 

204 (73)

76 (27)

 

97 (72)

37 (28)

 

 Epilepsy

118 (76%)

38 (24)

 

76 (76)

24 (24)

 

42 (75)

14 (25)

 

 Multiple sclerosis

183 (71%)

75 (29)

.297

128 (71)

52 (29)

.378

55 (71)

23 (29)

.567

Arousal/Excitement, women cut off ≤12/ men cut off ≤ 13

  All

339 (82%)

75 (18)

 

237 (85)

43 (15)

 

102 (76)

32 (24)

 

  Epilepsy

126 (81%)

30 (19)

 

86 (76)

14 (14)

 

40 (71)

16 (29)

 

  Multiple sclerosis

213 (83%)

45 (17)

.647

151 (84)

52 (16)

.639

62 (79)

16 (21)

.281

Orgasm/Completion, women cut off ≤11/ men cut off ≤13

 All

301 (73%)

113 (27)

 

190 (68)

90 (32)

 

111 (83)

23 (17)

 

 Epilepsy

128 (82%)

28 (18)

 

72 (72)

28 (28)

 

47 (84)

9 (16)

 

 Multiple sclerosis

196 (76%)

62 (24

.146

118 (66)

62 (34)

.269

64 (82)

14 (18)

.776

  1. *A score at or below cut off point on any scales indicate sexual dysfunction, p = Chi-square test