Table 2 Sexual activity for subjects with hypertension and normotension and men and women with hypertension
Hypertension (n = 502) | Normotension (n = 173) | χ 2 | Men with hypertension (n = 225) | Women with hypertension (n = 277) | χ 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency of sexual activity (times/month) | 4.22 | 13.97** | ||||
Low (≤1) | 159 (31.7) | 46 (26.6) | 57 (25.3) | 102 (36.8) | ||
Medium (2–3) | 209 (41.6) | 67 (38.7) | 91 (40.4) | 118 (42.6) | ||
High (≥4) | 134 (26.7) | 60 (34.7) | 77 (34.3) | 57 (20.6) | ||
Frequency of orgasm (times/month) | 10.69** | 179.27** | ||||
Low (≤1) | 187 (37.3) | 81 (46.8) | 15 (6.70) | 172 (62.1) | ||
Medium (2–3) | 225 (44.8) | 53 (30.6) | 134 (59.6) | 91 (32.9) | ||
High (≥4) | 90 (17.9) | 39 (22.5) | 76 (33.7) | 14 (5.0) | ||
Frequency of sexual satisfaction (times/month) | 31.67** | 54.91** | ||||
Low (≤1) | 95 (18.9) | 67 (38.7) | 15 (6.70) | 80 (28.9) | ||
Medium (2–3) | 297 (59.2) | 66 (38.2) | 136 (60.4) | 161 (58.1) | ||
High (≥4) | 110 (21.9) | 40 (23.1) | 74 (32.9) | 36 (13.0) | ||
Duration of sexual activity (min/time) | 56.35** | 25.17** | ||||
≤5 | 164 (32.7) | 35 (20.2) | 55 (24.4) | 109 (39.6) | ||
6–20 | 299 (59.6) | 86 (49.7) | 140 (62.2) | 159 (57.4) | ||
≥20 | 39 (7.8) | 52 (30.1) | 30 (13.4) | 9 (3.0) | ||
Coital position | 1.11 | 15.64** | ||||
Man on top | 379 (75.5) | 132 (76.3) | 151 (67.1) | 228 (82.3) | ||
Women on top | 83 (16.5) | 24 (13.8) | 49 (21.8) | 34 (12.3) | ||
Other position | 40 (8.0) | 17 (9.9) | 25 (11.1) | 15 (5.4) | ||
Sexual feeling | 3.39 | |||||
Comfortable | 422 (84.1) | 165 (95.4) | 14.21 | 197 (87.6) | 198 (71.5) | |
Uncomfortable | 79 (15.9) | 8 (4.6) | 28 (12.4) | 79 (28.5) |