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Table 3 Comparison of PDE-5 use between groups

From: Estimating the risk of irreversible post-SSRI sexual dysfunction (PSSD) due to serotonergic antidepressants

 

Study Group (n = 866)

Control Group (n = 11,436)

Total (n = 12,302)

Group differences

PDE-5 Inhibitor Use

74 (8.5%)

286 (2.5%)

360 (2.9%)

χ2(1) = 103.5, p < 0.001

Number of PDE-5 Inhibitors Used

One

  

187 (51.9%)

 

Two

  

115 (31.9%)

 

Three

  

58 (16.1%)

 

Types of PDE-5 Inhibitors Used—n (%)

Sildenafil

  

245 (68.1%)

 

Tadalafil

  

173 (48.1%)

 

Vardenafil

  

173 (48.1%)

 
  1. Values are presented as n (%)
  2. PDE-5 phosphodiesterase type 5