Table 1.
Reporting of sexual activity, sexual dissatisfaction, and BC decreased their sexual activity frequency in relation to demographic characteristics
| Demographic characteristics | Total | Sexual activity | Sexual dissatisfaction | BC decreased their sexual activity frequency | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | P a | AOR | N (%) | P a | AOR | N (%) | P a | AOR | ||
| All | 341 | 83 (24.3) | 81 (23.8) | 201 (58.9) | ||||||
| Age (y) | ||||||||||
| Mean [SD](range) | 58.64 [6.61] (30‐75) | |||||||||
| <55b | 86 (25.2%) | 38 (44.2) | Ref | 25 (29.1) | Ref | 57 (66.3) | Ref | |||
| 55‐64 | 191 (56.0%) | 35 (18.3) | 0.31 (0.17, 0.55) | 43 (22.5) | 0.66 (0.36, 1.21) | 116 (60.7) | 0.73 (0.42, 1.26) | |||
| ≥65 | 64 (18.8%) | 10 (15.6) | <.001 | 0.27 (0.12, 0.61) | 13 (20.3) | .382 | 0.57 (0.25, 1.28) | 28 (43.8) | .016 | 0.36 (0.18, 0.72) |
| Marital status | ||||||||||
| Married/cohabiting | 308 (90.3%) | 77 (25.0) | Ref | 69 (22.4) | Ref | 182 (59.1) | Ref | |||
| Single/separated/divorced/widowed | 33 (9.7%) | 6 (18.2) | .386 | 0.84 (0.32, 2.23) | 12 (36.4) | .073 | 2.06 (0.94, 4.54) | 19 (57.6) | .867 | 0.93 (0.44, 1.96) |
| Education | ||||||||||
| <High school | 198 (58.1%) | 51 (25.8) | Ref | 52 (26.3) | Ref | 127 (64.1) | Ref | |||
| High school | 118 (34.6%) | 25 (21.2) | 0.97 (0.54, 1.75) | 21 (17.8) | 0.59 (0.32, 1.07) | 64 (54.2) | 0.61 (0.37, 0.99) | |||
| >High school | 25 (7.3%) | 7 (28.0) | .596 | 1.01 (0.36, 2.79) | 8 (32.0) | .139 | 1.73 (0.66, 4.53) | 10 (40.0) | .030 | 0.40 (0.17, 0.97) |
| Household per capita income (yuan/mo) | ||||||||||
| <2000 | 60 (17.6%) | 17 (28.3) | Ref | 13 (21.7) | Ref | 38 (63.3) | Ref | |||
| ~2000 | 161 (47.2%) | 38 (23.6) | 0.86 (0.42, 1.75) | 42 (26.1) | 1.19 (0.57, 2.50) | 90 (55.9) | 0.71 (0.38, 1.34) | |||
| ≥4000 | 120 (35.2%) | 28 (23.3) | .729 | 0.75 (0.36, 1.58) | 26 (21.7) | .623 | 1.09 (0.51, 2.39) | 73 (60.8) | .530 | 0.88 (0.45, 1.79) |
All models were adjusted for age, marital status, self‐reported general health status, and time since cancer diagnosis.
Bold face P < .05.
Abbreviations: AOR, adjusted odds ratio; BC, breast cancer.
a
Chi‐square test or Fisher's exact test.
b
The 86 individuals in <55 age group include 5 individuals <45 y and 81 individuals 45‐54 y.