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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the studied population stratified by gender

From: Perceptions of normal and abnormal ejaculatory latency times: an observational study in Ghanaian males and females

Variable

Total (568)

Male (483)

Female (85)

P value

Age (years)

28.7 ± 0.6

29.7 ± 0.7

22.8 ± 0.8

<0.0001

Married

242 (42.6 %)

217 (44.9 %)

25 (29.4 %)

0.0009

Educational level

 Basic

7 (1.2 %)

7 (1.5 %)

0 (0.0 %)

0.2641

 Secondary

97 (17.1 %)

74 (15.3 %)

23 (27.1 %)

0.008

 Tertiary

464 (81.7 %)

402 (83.2 %)

62 (73.0 %)

0.0237

Exercise

 Yes

291 (51.2 %)

252 (52.2 %)

39 (45.9 %)

0.2089

Smoking

 Yes

42 (7.4 %)

42 (8.7 %)

0 (0.0 %)

0.0047

Alcohol intake

 Yes

321 (56.5 %)

294 (60.9 %)

27 (31.8 %)

<0.0001

  1. Results are presented as mean ± standard deviation
  2. IELT estimated intravaginal ejaculatory latency time