Selected health behavioural and attitudinal factors associated with reporting sexual function problems, by gender
| Men | Women | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duration of sexual function problems | Duration of sexual function problems | |||||||||
| At least 1 month in past year | At least 6 months in past year | Base* | At least 1 month in past year | At least 6 months in past year | Base* | |||||
| Prevalence (%) (95% CI) | Adjusted† OR (%) (95% CI) | Prevalence (%) (95% CI) | Adjusted† OR (%) (95% CI) | (weighted/unweighted) | Prevalence (%) (95% CI) | Adjusted† OR (%) (95% CI) | Prevalence (%) (95% CI) | Adjusted† OR (%) (95% CI) | (weighted/unweighted) | |
| Base: Natsal 2000 respondents who reported at least one heterosexual partner in the past year | ||||||||||
| *The base for “persistent sexual problems” is slightly smaller than the base for “any sexual problems” (shown) reflecting item non-response to the question used to define “persistent sexual problems” which asked how long problem(s) had lasted. | ||||||||||
| †Odds ratio (OR) adjusted for age and marital status. | ||||||||||
| ‡Genital herpes, trichomonas, gonorrhoea, syphilis, Chlamydia trachomatis, non-specific urethritis (NSU) or non-specific genital infection, genital warts, pelvic inflammatory disease. | ||||||||||
| §Defined according to the Royal College of Physicians, Royal College of Psychiatrists and the Royal College of General Practitioners.22 | ||||||||||
| ¶Defined according to the World Health Organisation Expert Committee Report.23 | ||||||||||
| All | 34.8 (33.1 to 36.4) | – | 6.2 (5.4 to 7.1) | – | 4888/3980 | 53.8 (52.3 to 55.2) | – | 15.6 (14.6 to 16.7) | – | 4826/5530 |
| Health (self to perception) | p = 0.024 | p = 0.012 | p<0.001 | p = 0.002 | p = 0.044 | p = 0.046 | p = 0.226 | p = 0.370 | ||
| Good/very good/fair | 34.5 (32.8 to 36.1) | 1.00 | 6.0 (5.2 to 6.9) | 1.00 | 4784/3894 | 53.6 (52.1 to 55.1) | 1.00 | 15.6 (14.5 to 16.7) | 1.00 | 4734/5408 |
| Bad/very bad | 48.2 (36.1 to 60.5) | 1.91 (1.15 to 3.17) | 17.8 (10.4 to 28.7) | 2.98 (1.58 to 5.63) | 104/86 | 63.8 (53.9 to 72.7) | 1.53 (1.01 to 2.31) | 19.8 (13.4 to 28.3) | 1.25 (0.77 to 2.01) | 92/122 |
| STI diagnosis/es, past 5 years‡ | p<0.001 | p = 0.001 | p = 0.021 | p = 0.022 | p = 0.059 | p = 0.060 | p = 0.144 | p = 0.121 | ||
| No | 34.0 (32.4 to 35.8) | 1.00 | 6.1 (5.3 to 7.0) | 1.00 | 4573/3706 | 53.0 (51.4 to 54.5) | 1.00 | 14.9 (13.8 to 16.0) | 1.00 | 4448/5047 |
| Yes | 53.3 (43.0 to 63.4) | 2.08 (1.35 to 3.21) | 11.6 (6.7 to 19.3) | 2.08 (1.11 to 3.89) | 137/124 | 59.9 (52.9 to 66.6) | 1.33 (0.99 to 1.78) | 18.6 (13.9 to 24.5) | 1.34 (0.93 to 1.94) | 196/249 |
| Alcohol consumption, per week§ | p = 0.004 | p = 0.012 | p = 0.097 | p = 0.097 | p = 0.241 | p = 0.241 | p = 0.376 | p = 0.523 | ||
| Within recommended limit (⩽21 units) | 33.9 (32.2 to 35.7) | 1.00 | 6.0 (5.2 to 6.9) | 1.00 | 4331/3521 | 54.1 (52.5 to 55.6) | 1.00 | 15.8 (14.7 to 17.0) | 1.00 | 4330/4950 |
| More than recommended limit (>21 units) | 41.6 (36.6 to 46.8) | 1.33 (1.07 to 1.67) | 8.1 (5.8 to 11.2) | 1.40 (0.94 to 2.10) | 552/454 | 51.2 (46.7 to 55.7) | 0.89 (0.74 to 1.08) | 14.2 (11.2 to 17.8) | 0.91 (0.68 to 1.21) | 494/578 |
| Body mass index¶ | p = 0.178 | p = 0.501 | p = 0.046 | p = 0.267 | p = 0.208 | p = 0.101 | p = 0.777 | p = 0.533 | ||
| Underweight/normal (BMI<25) | 36.1 (33.9 to 38.4) | 1.00 | 5.5 (4.5 to 6.7) | 1.00 | 2605/2164 | 54.7 (52.8 to 56.5) – | 1.00 | 15.7 (14.4 to 17.1) | 1.00 | 3088/3540 |
| Overweight/obese (BMI⩾25) | 33.8 (31.4 to 36.3) | 0.95 (0.82 to 1.11) | 7.2 (6.0 to 8.6) | 1.17 (0.88 to 1.56) | 2162/1721 | 52.6 (50.0 to 55.2) | 0.90 (0.79 to 1.02) | 16.0 (14.2 to 18.0) | 0.95 (0.79 to 1.13) | 1560/1777 |