Table 3 The proportions of respondents who perceived intravaginal ejaculation latency above (i.e. high) and below (i.e. low) the reference interval for “adequate”, “desirable”, “too short” and “too long” IELT
Parameters | Total | Male | Female | P value | Single | Married | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adequate (3–7) | |||||||
Low | 4/556 (0.7 %) | 4/472 (0.8 %) | 0/84 (0.0 %) | 1.0000 | 0/324 (0.0 %) | 4/236 (1.7 %) | 0.0311 |
High | 412/556 (74.1 %) | 352/472 (74.6 %) | 60/84 (71.4 %) | 0.5889 | 220/324 (67.9 %) | 192/236 (81.4 %) | 0.0005 |
Desirable (7–13) | |||||||
Low | 92/568 (16.2 %) | 40/488 (16.4 %) | 12/84 (14.3 %) | 0.0970 | 48/324 (14.8 %) | 40/236 (16.9 %) | 0.5568 |
High | 316/568 (55.6 %) | 272/488 (55.7 %) | 44/84 (52.4 %) | 0.6349 | 160/324 (49.4 %) | 156/236 (66.1 %) | <0.0001 |
Too short (1–2) | |||||||
Low | 0/556 (0.0 %) | 0/476 (0.0 %) | 0/84 (0.0 %) | 1.0000 | 0/324 (0.0 %) | 0/236 (0.0 %) | 1.0000 |
High | 352/556 (63.3 %) | 302/476 (63.4 %) | 50/84 (59.5 %) | 0.5406 | 184/324 (56.8 %) | 168/236 (71.2 %) | 0.0005 |
Too long (10–30) | |||||||
Low | 32/564 (5.7 %) | 28/480 (5.8 %) | 4/84 (4.8 %) | 1.0000 | 20/324 (6.2 %) | 12/240 (5.0 %) | 0.5863 |
High | 232/564 (41.1 %) | 192/480 (40.0 %) | 40/84 (47.6 %) | 0.2293 | 124/324 (38.3 %) | 108/240 (45.0 %) | 0.0826 |