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Table 3 FSDS-DAO and FSDS-R item and total score analysis: CFA at visits 1 and 12

From: Psychometric validation of the Female Sexual Distress Scale-Desire/Arousal/Orgasm

FSDS-DAO/FSDS-R item

Visit 1 factor loadings

Visit 12 factor loadings

FSDS-DAO

FSDS-R

FSDS-DAO

FSDS-R

1. Distressed about sex

0.766

0.775

0.883

0.886

2. Unhappy about sex relationship

0.759

0.798

0.922

0.924

3. Feel guilty regarding sexual difficulties

0.686

0.693

0.876

0.880

4. Frustrated by sexual problems

0.767

0.765

0.934

0.932

5. Stressed about sex

0.774

0.783

0.935

0.937

6. Inferior due to sexual problems

0.803

0.808

0.898

0.902

7. Worried about sex

0.785

0.781

0.909

0.912

8. Felt sexually inadequate

0.813

0.813

0.924

0.926

9. Regrets about sexual functioning

0.794

0.785

0.896

0.898

10. Embarrassed about sexual problems

0.679

0.683

0.870

0.875

11. Dissatisfied with sex life

0.737

0.725

0.908

0.907

12. Angry about sex life

0.606

0.613

0.760

0.763

13. Bothered by low desire

0.671

0.649

0.896

0.875

14. Concerned by arousal difficulties

0.636

N/A

0.877

N/A

15. Frustrated by orgasm

0.474

N/A

0.716

N/A

Confirmatory fit index

0.929

0.943

0.981

0.985

RMSEA

Estimate

0.142

0.144

0.140

0.146

90% CI

0.132–0.152

0.132–0.156

0.130–0.151

0.134–0.158

WRMR

1.704

1.597

1.511

1.451

  1. CFA = confirmatory factor analysis; CI = confidence interval; FSDS-DAO = Female Sexual Distress Scale-Desire/Arousal/Orgasm; N/A = not applicable; RMSEA = root mean square error of approximation; WRMR, = weighted root mean square residual