Table 2. Comparison of female sexual function index scores and frequency of female sexual dysfunction according to the presence or absence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
| Characteristics | Normal control (n = 403) |
Cases with NAFLD (n = 67) |
p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total FSFI score* | 26.7 (23.7–29.8) | 24.7 (21.9–27.8) | 0.001 |
| Desire* | 3.0 (2.4–3.6) | 3.0 (2.4–3.6) | 0.022 |
| Arousal* | 3.9 (3.6–4.8) | 3.6 (3.3–4.2) | 0.001 |
| Lubrication* | 5.4 (4.5–5.7) | 5.1 (4.2–5.7) | 0.164 |
| Orgasm* | 4.4 (4.0–5.2) | 4.0 (3.6–4.8) | 0.001 |
| Satisfaction* | 4.8 (3.6–5.2) | 4.4 (3.6–4.8) | 0.016 |
| Pain* | 5.6 (4.8–6.0) | 4.8 (4.0–6.0) | 0.121 |
| FSD (FSFI total score ≤ 26.55) † | 195 (48.4%) | 43 (64.2%) | 0.018 |
| Low desire (≤ 2.4) † | 137 (34.0%) | 33 (49.3%) | 0.019 |
| Low arousal (< 3.6) † | 79 (19.6%) | 23 (34.3%) | 0.010 |
| Low lubrication (< 3.6) † | 18 (4.5%) | 3 (4.5%) | 1.000 |
| Low orgasm (< 3.6) † | 61 (15.1%) | 13 (19.4%) | 0.368 |
| Low satisfaction (< 3.6) † | 27 (6.7%) | 10 (14.9%) | 0.028 |
| Sexual pain (< 3.6) † | 18 (4.5%) | 7 (10.4%) | 0.069 |
FSD, female sexual dysfunction; FSFI, female sexual function index
* Median and interquartile range, compared with Mann-Whitney U test
†Compared with Fisher’s exact test