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ArticleThe American journal of medicine2016

Metabolic Syndrome and Sexual Function in Postmenopausal Women.

Susan E Trompeter, Ricki Bettencourt, Elizabeth Barrett-Connor

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Article in The American journal of medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Susan E TrompeterDivision of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California; Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California.
Ricki BettencourtDivision of Epidemiology, Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California.
Elizabeth Barrett-ConnorDivision of Epidemiology, Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California. Electronic address: ebarrettconnor@ucsd.edu.
University of California, San Diego · USVA San Diego Healthcare System · US

Funding

STUDY OF RISK FACTORS FOR OSTEOPOROSIS IN THE ELDERLYR37AG007181 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI BARRETT-CONNOR, ELIZABETH L · 1987 to 2010
$5.4M
GENDER DIFFERENCES IN OSTEOPOROSISR01AG007181 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO · PI BARRETT-CONNOR, ELIZABETH L · 1999 to 2002
$1.6M
CVD Predictors of Cognitive Function Trajectory over 20 YearsR01AG028507 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI BARRETT-CONNOR, ELIZABETH L · 2007 to 2010
$1.2M
EPIDEMIOLOGY OF NIDDM AND IGT IN AN ADULT COMMUNITYR01DK031801 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO · PI BARRETT-CONNOR, ELIZABETH L · 1986 to 2000
$606k
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG007181NIA NIH HHS R01 AG028507NIA NIH HHS R37 AG007181NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK031801
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLimited literature suggests that sexual dysfunction in women covaries with the metabolic syndrome. This study examined the association of sexual function with metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease in healthy older women.

methodsThere were 376 postmenopausal, community-dwelling women from the Rancho Bernardo Study (mean baseline age = 73 years) that completed a clinic visit during 1999-2002 and returned the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) questionnaire mailed in 2002.

resultsThirty-nine percent reported being sexually active; 41.5% met a diagnosis of metabolic syndrome. The number of metabolic syndrome components was strongly associated with decreased sexual activity, desire, and low sexual satisfaction. Waist girth, diabetes, and hypertension were associated with decreased sexual activity. Elevated triglycerides were associated with low desire. Among the cardiovascular endpoints, heart attack, coronary artery bypass, and angina were associated with decreased sexual activity, but not with sexual desire or satisfaction. Past diagnosis of heart failure, poor circulation, and stroke were not associated with sexual function. Sexually active women with metabolic syndrome met criteria for sexual dysfunction in desire, arousal, orgasm, and satisfaction domains. The FSFI Total Score did not differ significantly between sexually active and inactive women.

conclusionsMetabolic syndrome was associated with decreased sexual activity, desire, and satisfaction in all women and with sexual dysfunction in most domains in sexually active women. Coronary artery disease was more prevalent in women with low sexual activity.

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PostmenopauseAgedAged, 80 and overBody Mass IndexCaliforniaCardiovascular DiseasesComorbidityFemaleHealth StatusHumansLibidoMarital StatusMetabolic SyndromeMiddle AgedPrevalenceSexual BehaviorFemale Sexual Function IndexFSFIMetabolic syndromeSexual dysfunction

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PMID27132570
PMCPMC5086302
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