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. 2017 Apr 27;7:1216. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-01352-9

Table 2.

The FSFI score and prevalence of FSD in each age category.

Age General ≤29 30–39 40–49
Characteristics (n = 1119) (n = 126) (n = 540) (n = 348)
FSFI score 25.7 ± 3.9 26.9 ± 3.5 25.9 ± 3.8 26.1 ± 3.5
 Desire 3.4 ± 0.8 3.6 ± 0.9 3.4 ± 0.7 3.5 ± 0.7
 Arousal 3.9 ± 0.9 4.1 ± 0.8 3.9 ± 0.8 4.0 ± 0.9
 Lubrication 4.9 ± 0.9 5.3 ± 0.7 4.9 ± 0.9 5.0 ± 0.8
 Orgasm 4.4 ± 0.8 4.4 ± 0.7 4.4 ± 0.8 4.5 ± 0.8
 Satisfaction 4.6 ± 0.8 4.8 ± 0.7 4.6 ± 0.8 4.6 ± 0.8
 Sexual Pain 4.5 ± 0.9 4.7 ± 0.8 4.6 ± 0.8 4.5 ± 1.0
FSD (FSFI score < 23.45) 297 (26.5%) 21 (16.7%) 123 (22.8%) 84 (24.1%)
 Low Desire (<2.7) 192 (17.2%) 12 (9.5%) 81 (15.0%) 51 (14.7%)
 Low Arousal (<3.15) 186 (16.6%) 9 (7.1%) 72 (13.3%) 57 (16.4%)
 Low Lubrication (<4.05) 222 (19.8%) 3 (2.4%) 99 (18.3%) 57 (16.4%)
 Low Orgasm (<3.8) 246 (22.0%) 27 (21.4%) 105 (19.4%) 69 (19.8%)
 Low Satisfaction (<3.6) 255 (22.8%) 21 (4.8%) 117 (21.7%) 78 (22.4%)
 Sexual Pain (<3.8) 264 (23.6%) 24 (19.0%) 108 (20.0%) 87 (25.0%)

FSFI: Female Sexual Function Index; FSD: female sexual dysfunction.