Table 2 Median ages and priapism durations for race, ethnicity, and insurance status.

From: Risk factors, diagnosis, and long-term erectile dysfunction outcomes in priapism: a retrospective analysis of 186 cases from a single institution

 

Median Age at Presentation, years (IQR)

p-value (Age)

Median Duration of Priapism, Hours (IQR)

p-value (Duration)

Race

 White (n = 112)

55.5 (42–62)

Reference

7.8 (4–24)

Reference

 Black/African American (n = 29)

45 (37–53)

0.004

36 (10–60)

0.001

 Asian (n = 9)

38 (29–43)

0.002

10 (4–10)

0.503

 American Indian/Pacific-Islander (n = 3)

59 (41–64)

0.909

6 (5.5–51)

0.798

Ethnicity

 Non-Hispanic/Latino (n = 145)

51 (39–61)

Reference

9 (4–33)

Reference

 Hispanic/Latino (n = 19)

48 (30–54)

0.103

14 (5–30)

0.545

Insurance Status

 Commercial (n = 112)

51 (43–59)

Reference

7 (4–17)

Reference

 Medi-Cal/Medicaid (n = 37)

40 (29–46)

<0.001

25 (10–51.5)

<0.001

 Medicare (n = 33)

66 (42–68)

<0.001

7 (4–24)

0.878

 Self-pay (n = 4)

49 (44.5–53.2)

0.639

39 (25.8–48)

0.041

  1. Statistical Analysis: Median ages and durations were compared using the Mann-Whitney U test. Fisher’s exact test was applied for categorical variables with counts less than five. A p-value of <0.05 was considered statistically significant.