Table 2.
Prevalence of each domain of sexual difficulty by year of study
| Domains | 2013/Wave 1 | 2016/Wave 2 | 2020/Wave 3 | 2022/Wave 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| %(95% CI) | %(95% CI) | %(95% CI) | %(95% CI) | |
| Lacked interest in having sex | 17.5(16.4,18.6) | 17.7(16.5,19.0) | 24.2(22.6,25.8) | 25.4(23.6,27.4) |
| Lacked enjoyment in sex | 10.4(9.6,11.3) | 12.3(11.1,13.5) | 13.2(12.0,14.6) | 15.3(13.7,17.0) |
| Felt anxious during sex | 11.4(10.4,12.4) | 13.3((12.1,14.5) | 16.1(14.8,17.5) | 18.0(16.3,19.8) |
| Felt physical pain as a result of sex | 3.6(3.1,4.2) | 3.9(3.3,4.6) | 4.7(3.9,5.6) | 5.5(4.6,6.7) |
| Felt no excitement or arousal during sex | 5.9(5.2,6.6) | 7.8(6.9,8.9) | 10.2(9.1,11.4) | 10.3(8.9,11.8) |
| Did not reach climax or took a long time | 15.4(14.4,16.5) | 17.7(16.5,19.0) | 23.0(21.5,24.6) | 22.6(20.9,24.4) |
| Reached climax too quickly | 36.2(34.8,37.5) | 36.9(35.2,38.5) | 40.1(38.3,41.9) | 41.0(38.9,43.1) |
| Had trouble getting or keeping an erection | 13.5(12.6,14.5) | 15.4(14.2,16.6) | 22.9(21.4,24.5) | 25.3(23.5,27.2) |
| Number of sexual difficulties (M, 95% CI)) | 1.12(1.08, 1.17) | 1.25(1.19,1.30) | 1.51(1.44,1.58) | 1.51(1.44,1.58) |
| 0 | 45.9(44.5,47.2) | 45.2(43.5,46.8) | 37.7(35.8,39.6) | 35.3(33.2,37.3) |
| 1 | 27.1(25.8,28.4) | 24.7(23.3,26.1) | 25.7(24.1,27.3) | 26.7(25.0,28.6) |
| 2 | 12.0(11.2,12.9) | 12.3(11.3,13.4) | 14.1(12.8,15.5) | 15.5(14.1,17.0) |
| 3 | 6.7(6.1,7.4) | 6.9(6.1,7.7) | 8.6(7.7,9.6) | 9.5(8.4,10.9) |
| 4 | 3.5(3.0,4.1) | 4.7(4.0,5.5) | 5.3(4.6,6.2) | 5.5(4.6,6.5) |
| 5 | 2.5(2.1,2.9) | 3.2(2.5,3.9) | 3.7(3.0,4.6) | 3.6(2.9,4.6) |
| 6 | 1.5(1.2,1.8) | 2.1(1.6,2.7) | 2.9(2.3,3.5) | 2.4(1.9,3.1) |
| 7 | 0.6(0.4,0.8) | 0.7(0.5,1.0) | 1.6(1.2,2.2) | 1.2(0.8,1.7) |
| 8 | 0.2(0.1,0.4) | 0.3(0.1,0.5) | 0.3(0.2,0.6) | 0.2(0.1,0.3) |