Table 3.

Associations between serum sex hormones and sexual dysfunction in the study cohort, Olmsted County, Minnesota, USA

		Estradiol < Median			Testosterone < Median			Bioavailable Testosterone < Median
		OR§	95% CI*		OR	95% CI		OR	95% CI
Erectile Dysfunction
	Unadjusted	0.86	0.45	1.63	1.70	0.90	3.19	1.23	0.66	2.30
	Age-adjusted	0.89	0.46	1.71	1.67	0.87	3.19	0.83	0.42	1.62
	Adjusted‡	0.91	0.44	1.88	1.57	0.79	3.14	0.77	0.37	1.58
Low Sex Drive
	Unadjusted	1.24	0.68	2.28	1.87	1.02	3.40	1.20	0.66	2.18
	Age-adjusted	1.33	0.72	2.47	1.87	1.02	3.45	0.93	0.49	1.76
	Adjusted‡	1.36	0.71	2.57	2.01	1.07	3.77	0.92	0.48	1.76

^§Odds Ratio

^*95% Confidence Interval

^‡Adjusted for age, diabetes, hypertension, coronary heart disease, mental health status, and smoking history