Table 3.
Sexual function according to demographic properties in older women in an Iranian setting
| Characteristics | Mean±SD | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Women with FSD (n=1050; 84.33%) | Women without FSD (n=195; 15.66%) | Total participant (n=1245) | |
| Age | 76.9±1.8* | 68.2±6.5* | 72.1±7.2 |
| Years postmenopause | 24.6±11.7 | 25.1±2.8 | 22.7±6.6 |
| Age of marriage | 16.8±5.8 | 16.1±4.7 | 16.6±7.3 |
| Age of husband | 78.6±1.7 | 77.9±8.9 | 78.8±5.4 |
| Age | |||
| 60-69 | 292 (27.80*) | 87 (44.61*) | 379 (30.44) |
| 70-79 | 501 (47.71) | 79 (40.51) | 580 (46.58) |
| ≤80 | 257 (24.47) | 29 (14.87) | 286 (22.97) |
| Educational level | |||
| Illiterate | 425 (40.47) | 74 (37.94) | 499 (40.08) |
| Primary school | 304 (28.95) | 48 (24.61) | 352 (28.27) |
| Secondary school | 200 (19.04) | 31 (15.89) | 231 (18.55) |
| College or University | 121 (11.52***) | 42 (21.53***) | 163 (13.09) |
| Employment | |||
| Homemaker | 86 (82.5) | 146 (74.87) | 1013 (81.36) |
| Employed | 32 (3.04) | 6 (3.07) | 38 (3.05) |
| Retired | 151 (14.38) | 43 (22.05) | 194 (15.58) |
| Living with | |||
| Just with husband | 260 (24.76**) | 89 (45.64**) | 349 (28.03) |
| With single children | 290 (27.61) | 48 (24.61) | 338 (27.14) |
| With married children | 500 (47.61) | 58 (29.74) | 558 (44.81) |
| General health score | |||
| ≥22 | 221 (21.04**) | 159 (81.53**) | 380 (30.52) |
| <22 | 829 (78.95) | 36 (18.46) | 865 (69.47) |
| Education of husband | |||
| Illiterate | 221 (21.048) | 52 (26.66) | 273 (21.92) |
| Primary school | 398 (37.90) | 61 (31.28) | 459 (36.86) |
| Secondary school | 214 (20.38) | 54 (27.69) | 268 (21.52) |
| College or University | 217 (20.66) | 28 (14.35) | 245 (19.67) |
*P<0.05, **P<0.01, ***P<0.001. SD: Standard deviation, FSD: Female sexual dysfunction