Table 1. Associations between mean Sal-T and sexual behaviors and sexual function among men.
% of sample [weighted] | Denominators | |||||||||||||
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% | 95% CI | Mean Sal-T Pmol/L | SE | Crude Coeff.* | 95% CI | adjusted Coeff. 1* | 95% CI | adjusted Coeff. 2* | 95% C.I | adjusted Coeff. 3* | 95% C.I | unwt | wt | |
All men | 100% | 223.5 | 3.33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1599 | 1866 | |
Sexual function | ||||||||||||||
Problems achieving/maintaining an erection for at least 3 months in past yr^ | ||||||||||||||
No | 86.8 | [84.6, 88.7] | 233.5 | 3.90 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1010 | 1315 |
Yes | 13.2 | [11.3, 15.4] | 203.4 | 8.39 | −28.60 | [−46.53,−10.67] | 1.21 | [−15.65,18.08] | 0.55 | [−16.34, 17.44] | 1.73 | [−15.44, 18.89] | 198 | 200 |
p =.0018 | p =.888 | p =.949 | p =.843 | |||||||||||
Lacked interest in having sex for at least 3 months in past yr^ | ||||||||||||||
No | 84.8 | [82.2, 87.0] | 229.7 | 3.90 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1011 | 1285 |
Yes | 15.2 | [13.0, 17.8] | 228.5 | 8.89 | −2.77 | [−20.01, 14.48] | 0.98 | [−13.78,15.74] | 2.53 | [−12.05, 17.12] | 3.55 | [−10.29, 17.38] | 197 | 231 |
p =.753 | p =.897 | p =.733 | p =.615 | |||||||||||
Lacked enjoyment when having sex for at least 3 months in past yr^ | ||||||||||||||
No | 95.2 | [93.3, 96.6] | 229.2 | 3.70 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1156 | 1442 |
Yes | 4.8 | [3.4, 6.7] | 235.7 | 15.00 | 9.48 | [−21.40,40.36] | −2.10 | [−30.62, 26.41] | 0.01 | [−28.13, 28.14] | −2.50 | [−29.28, 24.28] | 52 | 73 |
Distressed or worried about sex life: agree strongly/agree | p =.821 | p =.876 | p =.747 | p =.864 | ||||||||||
No | 88.6 | [86.6, 90.3] | 224.9 | 3.49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1354 | 1602 |
Yes | 11.4 | [9.7, 13.4] | 227.1 | 9.85 | −2.28 | [−22.02, 17.46] | −1.38 | [−18.73,15.96] | −2.87 | [−20.25, 14.52] | 1.46 | [−15.27, 18.20] | 196 | 206 |
p =.547 | p =.885 | p =.100 | p =.855 | |||||||||||
Overall sexual function^ | ||||||||||||||
Normal | 79.8 | [77.0, 82.2] | 232.1 | 4.06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 929 | 1214 |
Low | 20.2 | [17.8, 23.0] | 219.5 | 7.71 | −10.57 | [−27.36, 6.23] | −0.47 | [−15.52,14.58] | −0.54 | [−15.38, 14.30] | 0.72 | [−13.67, 15.12] | 283 | 308 |
p =.218 | p =.951 | p =.943 | p =.921 | |||||||||||
Sexual behavior | ||||||||||||||
Masturbation | ||||||||||||||
Last occasion of masturbation | ||||||||||||||
In last 7 days | 49.7 | [46.4, 52.9] | 244.3 | 4.36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 746 | 917 |
Between 7 days and 4 weeks | 17.9 | [15.7, 20.2] | 216.5 | 6.38 | −29.11 | [−44.20,−14.02] | −6.05 | [−20.40, 8.29] | −4.38 | [−18.88, 10.12] | −6.26 | [−20.43, 7.92] | 290 | 244 |
Between 4 weeks and 1 year | 15.2 | [12.9, 17.9] | 218.1 | 10.08 | −33.52 | [−50.65,−16.39] | −1.15 | [−16.21,13.92] | 0.16 | [−15.10, 15.42] | −0.26 | [−15.46, 14.95] | 239 | 215 |
Longer than 1 year ago/never | 17.2 | [15.0, 19.7] | 180.1 | 7.49 | −62.88 | [−79.07, −46.68] | −25.16 | [−42.06, −8.26] | −23.34 | [−39.89, −6.78] | −21.82 | [−36.97, −6.67] | 280 | 436 |
p <.0001 | p =.0248 | p =.0343 | p =.0269 | |||||||||||
No. of occasions of masturbation in past 7 days | ||||||||||||||
0 | 50.6 | [47.4, 53.9] | 204.5 | 4.75 | −23.22 | [−41.98, −4.46] | −8.25 | [−24.94, 8.43] | −7.36 | [−23.90, 9.17] | −7.16 | [−22.94, 8.63] | 809 | 917 |
1 | 13.5 | [11.4, 15.9] | 223.9 | 8.74 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 189 | 244 |
2 | 11.9 | [10.1, 13.9] | 227.5 | 7.06 | 1.94 | [−20.47, 24.34] | −7.93 | [−29.04,13.17] | −8.01 | [−28.87, 12.84] | −9.79 | [−29.65, 10.07] | 189 | 215 |
3+ | 24.1 | [21.5, 26.8] | 262.6 | 6.37 | 36.23 | [15.17, 57.29] | 9.21 | [−9.21, 27.64] | 7.86 | [−10.52, 26.25] | 9.94 | [−7.38, 27.27] | 359 | 436 |
p <.0001 | p =.0800 | p =.1508 | p =.0485 | |||||||||||
Sexual behavior in the past 4 weeks | ||||||||||||||
No. of occasions of sex# | ||||||||||||||
0−2 | 54.9 | [51.7, 57.9] | 211.9 | 4.16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 903 | 964 |
3−4 | 18.5 | [16.1, 21.2] | 237.0 | 7.32 | 25.51 | [9.22, 41.79] | 11.71 | [−2.94, 26.35] | 14.96 | [−0.17, 30.09] | 10.80 | [−3.92, 25.51] | 234 | 325 |
5+ | 26.6 | [23.8, 29.6] | 242.9 | 7.33 | 26.45 | [11.36, 41.55] | 7.00 | [−6.96, 20.97] | 10.12 | [−4.23, 24.47] | 7.59 | [−6.16, 21.35] | 352 | 467 |
p =.0003 | p =.2626 | p =.122 | p =.299 | |||||||||||
Vaginal sex | ||||||||||||||
No | 36.2 | [33.5, 39.0] | 215.7 | 4.95 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 692 | 669 |
Yes | 63.8 | [61.0, 66.5] | 230.3 | 4.43 | 16.38 | [3.92, 28.85] | 6.33 | [−4.37, 17.03] | 16.10 | [4.03, 28.16] | 13.44 | [1.53, 25.35] | 884 | 1179 |
p =.0101 | p =.246 | p =.0090 | p =.0271 | |||||||||||
Received oral sex# | ||||||||||||||
No | 60.3 | [57.3, 63.3] | 212.7 | 3.82 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1024 | 1112 |
Yes | 39.7 | [36.7,42.7] | 243.8 | 5.68 | 27.79 | [15.17,40.41] | 8.69 | [−2.96, 20.33] | 10.29 | [−1.46, 22.04] | 11.20 | [−0.05, 22.46] | 549 | 732 |
p <.0001 | p =.1436 | p =.0860 | p =.0510 | |||||||||||
Gave oral sex# | ||||||||||||||
No | 59.8 | [56.8, 62.8] | 215.3 | 3.75 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1019 | 1103 |
Yes | 40.2 | [37.2, 43.2] | 239.4 | 5.70 | 22.09 | [9.54, 34.64] | 3.95 | [−7.09, 15.00] | 6.16 | [−5.18, 17.50] | 7.84 | [−3.01, 18.68] | 555 | 741 |
p =.0006 | p =.483 | p =.287 | p =.1565 | |||||||||||
Anal sex# | ||||||||||||||
No | 95.3 | [93.8, 96.4] | 223.4 | 3.43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1504 | 1756 |
Yes | 4.7 | [3.6, 6.2] | 258.2 | 12.88 | 33.90 | [8.00, 59.81] | 15.31 | [−5.93, 36.54] | 14.15 | [−7.21, 35.52] | 15.02 | [−5.37, 35.41] | 70 | 87 |
p =.0104 | p =.1576 | p =.194 | p =.1487 | |||||||||||
Genital contact without intercourse# | ||||||||||||||
No | 53.5 | [50.5, 56.6] | 216.2 | 4.30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 930 | 986 |
Yes | 46.5 | [43.4, 49.5] | 235.1 | 4.83 | 17.97 | [6.03, 29.90] | 2.53 | [−8.56, 13.62] | 6.39 | [−5.04, 17.82] | 6.54 | [−4.42, 17.50] | 642 | 856 |
Sexual behavior in the past 5 years | ||||||||||||||
p =.0032 | p =.655 | p =.273 | p =.242 | |||||||||||
Number of sexual partners# | ||||||||||||||
0 | 9.3 | [7.8, 11.0] | 207.7 | 10.35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 209 | 169 |
1 | 58.0 | [55.1,60.9] | 210.6 | 3.80 | 5.78 | [−15.97, 27.52] | −0.55 | [−18.22,17.13] | 9.28 | [−10.50, 29.07] | 3.49 | [−16.93, 23.91] | 828 | 1057 |
2 | 10.6 | [8.9, 12.6] | 244.6 | 9.76 | 40.95 | [12.84, 69.06] | 12.05 | [−10.99, 35.09] | 17.17 | [−7.06, 41.39] | 10.95 | [−13.32, 35.23] | 161 | 193 |
3−4 | 10.8 | [9.1, 12.7] | 261.4 | 10.91 | 58.75 | [28.69, 88.80] | 14.25 | [−11.46, 39.96] | 20.23 | [−6.45, 46.92] | 13.98 | [−12.80,40.76] | 179 | 196 |
5+ | 11.3 | [9.5, 13.3] | 268.5 | 11.10 | 62.72 | [33.56,91.87] | 15.83 | [−9.92, 41.58] | 18.86 | [−7.42,45.15] | 12.60 | [−14.15, 39.35] | 184 | 206 |
p <.0001 | p =.232 | p =.466 | p =.702 | |||||||||||
Concurrency& | ||||||||||||||
No | 86.7 | [84.6, 88.5] | 220.3 | 3.43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1338 | 1580 |
Yes | 13.3 | [11.5, 15.4] | 262.7 | 9.58 | 40.30 | [21.20, 59.41] | 24.24 | [7.48, 41.01] | 22.27 | [5.46, 39.09] | 20.87 | [4.47, 37.26] | 226 | 243 |
p <.0001 | p =.0046 | p =.0095 | p =.0127 | |||||||||||
Paid for sex | ||||||||||||||
No | 96.3 | [95.0, 97.4] | 225.2 | 3.41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1512 | 1771 |
Yes | 3.7 | [2.6, 5.0] | 230.3 | 19.59 | 5.12 | [−33.88, 44.12] | 5.87 | [−30.34,42.07] | 5.31 | [−31.67, 42.30] | 10.66 | [−24.62, 45.94] | 56 | 67 |
p =.7969 | p =.7506 | p =.778 | p =.554 | |||||||||||
Same-sex partner[s] | ||||||||||||||
No | 97.0 | [96.0, 97.8] | 222.8 | 3.40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1537 | 1823 |
Yes | 3.0 | [2.2, 4.0] | 251.9 | 14.74 | 25.12 | [−5.01,55.24] | 24.8 | [0.47, 49.12] | 20.88 | [4.00, 45.76] | 22.30 | [−0.75, 45.34] | 58 | 56 |
p =.102 | p =.0457 | p =.0999 | p =.058 | |||||||||||
Sexual behavior, lifetime | ||||||||||||||
Number of sexual partners# | ||||||||||||||
0/1 | 14.7 | [12.6, 17.1] | 229.8 | 7.72 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 237 | 265 |
2 | 8.5 | [7.0, 10.3] | 224.2 | 11.40 | 1.36 | [−25.55, 28.27] | 7.23 | [−14.60, 29.05] | 8.01 | [−13.0, 29.02] | 4.73 | [−15.71, 25.18] | 129 | 153 |
3−4 | 15.7 | [13.6, 18.2] | 232.7 | 7.49 | 8.33 | [−12.17, 28.84] | 9.28 | [−8.91, 27.46] | 10.68 | [−7.88, 29.23] | 9.72 | [−9.00, 28.44] | 237 | 285 |
5−9 | 25.4 | [22.9, 28.0] | 231.5 | 6.47 | 6.49 | [−12.14, 25.12] | 15.56 | [−1.00, 32.13] | 17.23 | [0.62, 33.85] | 17.74 | [1.04−34.44] | 375 | 459 |
10+ | 35.8 | [32.8, 38.8] | 218.4 | 5.31 | −7.33 | [−24.45, 9.79] | 5.12 | [−10.61,20.85] | 4.65 | [−11.35, 20.64] | 6.25 | [−9.62, 22.12] | 566 | 647 |
p =.330 | p =.404 | p =.254 | p =.252 | |||||||||||
Ever had same sex experience with genital contact | ||||||||||||||
No | 93.3 | [91.7, 94.6] | 223.3 | 3.46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1472 | 1752 |
Yes | 6.7 | [5.4, 8.3] | 229.2 | 10.69 | 4.31 | [−17.57, 26.19] | 6.40 | [−11.15,23.95] | 2.66 | [−15.12, 20.44] | 0.95 | [−15.72, 17.62] | 123 | 126 |
p =.699 | p =.475 | p =.951 | p =.911 | |||||||||||
Sexual attraction | ||||||||||||||
Ever felt sexually attracted to: Opposite sex only | 93.2 | [91.8, 94.3] | 222.1 | 3.45 | 1437 | 128 | ||||||||
Any same-sex attraction | 6.8 | [5.7, 8.2] | 239.0 | 12.15 | 9.78 | [−10.70, 30.26] | 7.81 | [−8.37, 23.99] | 3.29 | [−12.90, 19.45] | 0.59 | [−14.76, 15.94] | 155 | 1877 |
p =.349 | p =. 3439 | p =.690 | p =.940 | |||||||||||
Attitudes | ||||||||||||||
One night stands | ||||||||||||||
Other | 82.1 | [79.5, 84.3] | 218.4 | 3.44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1300 | 1544 |
‘Not wrong at all’ | 17.9 | [15.7, 20.5] | 246.0 | 8.20 | 24.95 | [8.98, 40.92] | 18.52 | [5.15, 31.89] | 16.82 | [3.69, 29.96] | 14.42 | [1.70, 27.13] | 298 | 338 |
p =.0022 | p =.0067 | p=.0121 | p =.026 | |||||||||||
Non-exclusivity in marriage | ||||||||||||||
Other | 46.5 | [43.4, 49.6] | 222.7 | 4.84 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 758 | 877 |
‘Always wrong’ | 53.5 | [50.4, 56.6] | 224.2 | 4.44 | −0.79 | [−13.05, 11.47] | −13.10 | [−23.76, −2.44] | −13.70 | [−24.20,−3.19] | −10.01 | [−20.07, 0.05] | 841 | 1008 |
p =.899 | p =.0161 | p =.0415 | p =.0512 | |||||||||||
‘Men have a naturally higher sex drive than women’ | ||||||||||||||
Other | 90.5 | [88.7, 92.1] | 223.2 | 3.54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1450 | 1707 |
Strongly agree | 9.5 | [7.9, 11.3] | 226.1 | 10.28 | 2.67 | [−19.20, 24.55] | −2.70 | [−23.00,17.61] | −0.97 | [−21.45, 19.51 | 2.09 | [−17.90, 22.09] | 149 | 179 |
p =.811 | p =.795 | p =.926 | p =.837 | |||||||||||
‘It is natural for people to want sex less as they get older’ | ||||||||||||||
Other | 95.7 | [94.3, 96.7] | 223.9 | 3.41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1527 | 1804 |
Strongly agree | 4.3 | [3.3, 5.7] | 214.5 | 13.53 | −6.43 | [−34.72, 21.86] | 4.23 | [−16.57, 25.02] | 5.08 | [−15.85, 26.01] | 9.10 | [−9.58, 27.77] | 72 | 82 |
p =.656 | p =.690 | p =.634 | p =.339 |
unwt = unweighted denominators, wt = weighted denominators. SE = standard error of mean. Denominator: all men excluding those taking medication for epilepsy or prostate disease, or who received treatment for a testicular or pituitary condition in the past year.
Linear regression. Adjusted coeff 1 = adjusted for age and age-squared; adjusted coeff2 = adjusted for age, age-squared, season, and relationship status; adjusted coeff3 = adjusted for age, age-squared, season, relationship status, BMI, and self-reported general health;
opposite- and/or same-sex
Only asked of those who had sex in the past year, those who did not have sex in the past year were excluded from the denominator. &Overlap between any partners in past 5 years