Clinical characteristics | OD with ED group (n = 32 patients) mean ± SD | OD without ED group (n = 33 patients) mean ± SD | Control group (n = 15 subjects) mean ± SD | Test of significance | P |
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Age (years) | 40.96 ± 8.94 | 44.84 ± 11.33 | 42.80 ± 13.83 | K = 2.076 | 0.354 |
Anthropometric measurements | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Weight (kg) | 72.43 ± 22.60 | 77.18 ± 13.92 | 79.10 ± 15.65 | K = 2.491 | 0.288 |
Height (cm) | 162.37 ± 6.26 | 162.12 ± 8.06 | 164.00 ± 6.76 | K = 0.476 | 0.788 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 27.36 ± 8.18 | 29.39 ± 5.15 | 26.40 ± 6.60 | K = 4.449 | 0.108 |
BMI category | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Underweight†| 4 (12.5) | 1 (3.0) | 2 (13.3) | X2 = 14.506 | 0.069 |
Normal weight†| 11 (34.3) | 5 (15.2) | 5 (33.3) |  |  |
Overweight†| 7 (21.9) | 12 (36.3) | 4 (26.7) |  |  |
Obesity†| 6 (18.8) | 15 (45.5) | 3 (20.0) |  |  |
Morbid obesity†| 4 (12.5) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (6.7) |  |  |
Duration of symptoms (years) | 5.84 ± 4.23 | 3.84 ± 1.85 | NA | Z =  −1.748 | 0.081 |
MODS | 13.06 ± 5.16 | 12.96 ± 5.03 | NA | Z = −0.158 | 0.875 |
Time of toileting (minutes) | 24.37 ± 14.71 | 20.75 ± 9.27 | NA | Z = −0.756 | 0.450 |
PAC-QoL | 42.34 ± 14.64 | 42.39 ± 14.41 | NA | Z = −0.013 | 0.990 |
Erectile function domain of IIEF | 18.71 ± 3.32 | 28.36 ± 1.47 | NA | Z =  −6.956 |  ≤ 0.0001* |
Erectile function domain of IIEF interpretation | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No ED†| 0 (0) | 33 (100) | NA | X2 = 65.000 |  ≤ 0.0001* |
Mild ED†| 8 (25.0) | 0 (0) | NA |  |  |
Mild to moderate ED†| 13 (40.6) | 0 (0) | NA |  |  |
Moderate ED†| 11 (34.4) | 0 (0) | NA |  |  |
Severe ED†| 0 (0) | 0 (0) | NA |  |  |
ED-EQoL | 44.25 ± 10.09 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
ED-EQoL interpretation | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Mildly affected QoL†| 0 (0) | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Moderately affected QoL†| 4 (12.5) | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Severely affected QoL†| 28 (87.5) | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Clinical and MRI findings | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
MOS‡ | 4 (3–4)|| | 4 (3–5)¶ | 5 (5–0)||¶ | K = 42.160 |  ≤ 0.0001* |
Rectocele†| 14 (43.8) | 13 (39.4) | NA | X2 = 0.127 | 0.804§ |
Rectal intussusception†| 7 (21.9) | 4 (12.1) | NA | X2 = 1.099 | 0.237§ |
Increased perineal descent†| 18 (56.3) | 14 (42.4) | NA | X2 = 1.242 | 0.325§ |
Anismus†| 28 (87.5) | 25 (75.8) | NA | X2 = 1.488 | 0.339§ |
Type of OD | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Functional OD†| 13 (40.6) | 18 (54.5) | NA | X2 = 1.262 | 0.324§ |
Functional with mechanical OD†| 19 (59.4) | 15 (45.5) | NA |  |  |
Hypoesthesia on the sensory territory of pudendal nerve†| 22 (68.8) | 3 (9.1) | NA | X2 = 24.430 |  ≤ 0.0001* |