Table 3.
Associations between reporting lack of interest in having sex for at least 3 months in the past year and other sexual response problems lasting ≥3 months in the past year, by sex
| Denominators (unwt, wt) | Men | Women | ||||||||||||
| Did not report a lack interest in sex | Reported a lack of interest in sex | AOR* | (95% CI) | p Value | Did not report a lack of interest in sex | Reported a lack of interest in sex | AOR* | (95% CI) | p Value | |||||
| 4126, 5077 | 713, 897 | 4540, 3790 | 2129, 1965 | |||||||||||
| Lacked enjoyment in having sex | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | ||||||||||||
| No | 97.7% | (97.1 to 98.1) | 81.5% | (78.2 to 84.4) | 1 | – | 95.9% | (95.1 to 96.5) | 72.5% | (70.2 to 74.7) | 1 | – | ||
| Yes | 2.3% | (1.9 to 2.9) | 18.5% | (15.6 to 21.8) | 9.78 | (7.11 to 13.46) | 4.1% | (3.5 to 4.9) | 27.5% | (25.3 to 29.8) | 8.95 | (7.28 to 11.01) | ||
| Felt anxious during sex | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | ||||||||||||
| No | 96.1% | (95.5 to 96.7) | 85.8% | (82.6 to 88.5) | 1 | – | 97.3% | (96.7 to 97.7) | 89.9% | (88.4 to 91.3) | 1 | – | ||
| Yes | 3.9% | (3.3 to 4.5) | 14.2% | (11.5 to 17.4) | 4.16 | (3.08 to 5.62) | 2.7% | (2.3 to 3.3) | 10.1% | (8.7 to 11.6) | 4.4 | (3.43 to 5.65) | ||
| Felt physical pain as a result of sex | 0.0213 | <0.0001 | ||||||||||||
| No | 98.4% | (97.9 to 98.8) | 97.1% | (95.6 to 98.1) | 1 | – | 95.7% | (95.0 to 96.3) | 86.5% | (84.6 to 88.1) | 1 | – | ||
| Yes | 1.6% | (1.2 to 2.1) | 2.9% | (1.9 to 4.4) | 1.87 | (1.10 to 3.19) | 4.3% | (3.7 to 5.0) | 13.5% |
(11.9 to 15.4) |
3.55 | (2.83 to 4.45) | ||
| Felt no excitement or arousal during sex | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | ||||||||||||
| No | 98.5% | (98.0 to 98.9) | 87.7% | (85.0 to 90.0) | 1 | – | 97.5% | (96.9 to 97.9) | 80.9% | (79.0 to 82.7) | 1 | – | ||
| Yes | 1.5% | (1.1 to 2.0) | 12.3% | (10.0 to 15.0) | 9.21 | (6.33 to 13.40) | 2.5% | (2.1 to 3.1) | 19.1% | (17.3 to 21.0) | 9.16 | (7.16 to 11.70) | ||
| Difficulty in reaching climax | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | ||||||||||||
| No | 92.7% | (91.7 to 93.5) | 80.5% | (76.6 to 83.8) | 1 | – | 88.3% | (87.2 to 89.3) | 74.9% | (72.7 to 76.9) | 1 | – | ||
| Yes | 7.3% | (6.5 to 8.3) | 19.5% | (16.2 to 23.4) | 3.08 | (2.37 to 3.99) | 11.7% | (10.7 to 12.8) | 25.1% | (23.1 to 27.3) | 2.6 | (2.23 to 3.03) | ||
| Reached climax more quickly than you would like | 0.0198 | 0.3658 | ||||||||||||
| No | 85.6% | (84.3 to 86.9) | 82.0% | (78.7 to 85.0) | 1 | – | 97.8% | (97.2 to 98.2) | 97.5% | (96.7 to 98.1) |
1 | – | ||
| Yes | 14.4% | (13.1 to 15.7) | 18.0% | (15.0 to 21.3) | 1.32 | (1.05 to 1.68) | 2.2% | (1.8 to 2.8) | 2.5% | (1.9 to 3.3) | 1.18 | (0.82 to 1.69) | ||
| Trouble getting or keeping an erection | <0.0001 | |||||||||||||
| No | 88.5% | (87.3 to 89.6) | 79.4% | (75.9 to 82.6) | 1 | – | ||||||||
| Yes | 11.5% | (10.4 to 12.7) | 20.6% | (17.4 to 24.1) | 1.97 | (1.55 to 2.51) | ||||||||
| Uncomfortably dry vagina | <0.0001 | |||||||||||||
| No | 90.7% | (89.5 to 91.7) | 80.1% | (77.9 to 82.1) | 1 | – | ||||||||
| Yes | 9.3% | (8.3 to 10.5) | 19.9% | (17.9 to 22.1) | 2.28 | (1.89 to 2.76) | ||||||||
Denominator is those aged 16–74 years with at least one partner in the past year.
*AOR comparing those reporting lacking interest to those who did not.
Unwt, unweighted; wt, weighted.