Factors associated with intimacy and sexuality among young women with multiple sclerosis

Table 2 Correlation between demographic, disease-related variables and the MSISQ-19 total score

	MSISQ-19 total score	Age	Education	Employment status	Disease duration (years)	EDSS score	Disease course	BDI-II	Treatment for depression
MSISQ-19 total score	1
Education	−0.292^**	−0.236^**	1
Employment status	− 0.336^**	− 0.116	0.512^**	1
Disease duration (years)	0.291^**	0.337^**	−0.097	− 0.092	1
EDSS score	0.373^**	0.071	−0.078	− 0.161^*	− 0.290^**	1
Disease course	0.319^**	0.194^**	−0.031	− 0.092	− 0.226^**	0.496^**	1
BDI-II	0.466^**	0.038	−0.133^*	−0.241^**	0.126	0.293^**	0.043	1
Treatment for depression	−0.109	−0.048	0.009	0.097	0.016	0.099	0.088	−0.057	1

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