Table 4.
Predictors and correlates of moderately to severely distressing sexual difficulties in older European women
| Vaginal dryness | Orgasmic difficulties | Lacked interest in sex | Lacked enjoyment in sex | Pain during sex | No excitement or arousal during sex | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b (SE) | b (SE) | b (SE) | b (SE) | b (SE) | b (SE) | |
| Denmark | − 0.33 (.11)** | − 0.24 (.11)* | − 0.25 (.12)* | − 0.07 (− 16) | − 0.15 (.17) | − 0.50 (.17)** |
| Belgium | 0.24 (.13) | 0.27 (.13)* | 0.15 (.14) | 0.21 (.16) | − 0.11 (.20) | − 0.08 (.17) |
| Portugal | 0.37 (.16)* | 0.32 (.15)* | 0.18 (.18) | 0.21 (.20) | − 0.06 (.27) | − 0.16 (.22) |
| Age | − 0.00 (.01) | 0.01 (.01) | − 0.02 (.01) | − 0.00 (.02) | 0.00 (.02) | − 0.00 (.01) |
| Secondary education | 0.19 (.14) | − 0.01 (.15) | − 0.11 (.18) | − 0.02 (.21) | 0.22 (.28) | − 0.09 (.21) |
| Tertiary education | 0.38 (.15)* | 0.20 (.15) | 0.01 (.19) | 0.34 (.21) | 0.42 (.28) | 0.08 (.20) |
| Religiosity | − 0.04 (.02) | 0.03 (.02) | 0.03 (.03) | 0.01 (.03) | − 0.02 (.04) | 0.01 (.03) |
| Sexual intimacy | 0.05 (.07) | − 0.15 (.06)* | − 0.03 (.06) | − 0.02 (.07) | − 0.01 (.10) | − 0.12 (.08) |
| Emotional intimacy | − 0.02 (.01)* | − 0.01 (.01) | − 0.00 (.01) | − 0.01 (.02) | − 0.02 (.01) | − 0.00 (.01) |
| Mental health (SF-12) | 0.01 (.01) | − 0.01 (.01) | − 0.01 (.01) | − 0.02 (.01)* | − 0.01 (.01) | − 0.00 (.01) |
| Physical health (SF-12) | − 0.00 (.00) | − 0.00 (.01) | − 0.00 (.01) | − 0.00 (.01) | 0.00 (.01) | 0.00 (.01) |
| Number of sexual difficulties | 0.19 (.03)*** | 0.19 (.03)*** | 0.16 (.03)*** | 0.20 (.04)*** | 0.14 (.06)* | 0.23 (.05)*** |
| R2 | .26 | .30 | .19 | .22 | .17 | .22 |
*p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001