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Prevalence and predictors of sexual function in midlife partnered Chinese women assessed by two simple indicators: Sexual frequency and sexual desire
Author(s) -
Zhou Yang,
Li Changbin,
Jin Feng,
Shao Hongfang,
Teng Yincheng,
Tao Minfang
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1447-0756
pISSN - 1341-8076
DOI - 10.1111/jog.13790
Subject(s) - medicine , demography , confidence interval , odds ratio , logistic regression , sexual function , socioeconomic status , sexual dysfunction , body mass index , gynecology , population , environmental health , sociology
Aim To investigate the prevalence and predictors of sexual frequency, sexual desire in midlife partnered Chinese women. Methods Sexual frequency, sexual desire over the past 3 months, menopausal symptoms and other socioeconomic information were assessed for women aged 40–65 years in the Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital. Results Among 3485 eligible partnered participants, the prevalence of low sexual frequency (less than once per week) and low sexual desire (less than 5 scores) were 72.74% (95% confidence interval (CI) = 71.16%–74.23%) and 71.79% (95% CI = 70.30–73.17%), respectively. Multivariable logistic regression analysis revealed that age (odds ratio (OR) = 1.20, 95% CI = 1.17–1.23), more educated (>15 years) (compared with<10 years, OR = 0.62, 95% CI = 0.48–0.82), perimenopause, postmenopause (compared with premenopause, OR = 1.48, 95% CI = 1.02–2.15, OR = 2.76, 95% CI = 1.80–4.23), sleep disorder (OR = 1.24, 95% CI = 1.02–1.50), unemployment (OR = 2.05, 95% CI = 1.45–2.92) were independently associated with low sexual frequency, while multiple linear regression revealed that age β = –0.126, 95% CI = –0.139––0.114), unemployment ( β = –0.792, 95% CI = –0.954 to –0.629),chronic diseases (compared with no disease, single disease ( β = –0.200, 95% CI = –0.020 to –0.077, multiple diseases ( β = –0.792, 95% CI = –0.859 to –0.372), body mass index ( β = –0.615, 95% CI = –0.859 to –0.372), postmenopause ( β = –0.915, 95% CI = –1.143 to –0.759) were independent indicators for low sexual desire after adjusting for confounders. Conclusion Low sexual frequency and low sexual desire were quite prevalent in midlife Chinese partnered women. Some factors, such as sleep disorder, obesity are modifiable or can be prevented or treated with safe and effective therapies.