Sarcopenic obesity is not associated with sexual dysfunction in older adults : a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: This study aimed to investigate the frequency of sexual dysfunction (SD) and the association between SD and body composition abnormalities, such as sarcopenia, obesity, and sarcopenic obesity.

METHODS: Older adults (≥65 years) were included. Sarcopenic obesity was diagnosed by using newly defined ESPEN-EASO diagram. Sarcopenia was diagnosed according to the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People criteria. Obesity was defined using the fat percentile cut-offs suggested by ESPEN-EASO. SD was determined by Arizona Sexual Experience Scale (ASEX).

RESULTS: Two-hundred and sixty-seven volunteers (64.4% female, mean age 73.63 ± 6.22 years) participated in this study. One-hundred seventy-eight individuals (66.7%) had SD. It was present in 83.1% and 36.8% of the females and males, respectively (p < 0.0001). There was no association between SD and sarcopenia alone (OR: 1.359, 95% CI: 0.650-2.838, p = 0.415) or obesity alone (OR: 0.986, 95% CI: 0.543-1.791, p = 0.963). Sarcopenic obesity was significantly associated with SD (OR: 9.116, 95% CI: 1.173-70.851, p = 0.035). However, this significance was lost after the model was adjusted for gender, marital status, and comorbidities (OR: 4.676, 95% CI: 0.578-37.801, p = 0.148).

CONCLUSIONS: SD was present in 66.7% of the older adults and was not associated with sarcopenia, obesity, or sarcopenic obesity. Further longitudinal studies are needed on this topic.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:26

Enthalten in:

The aging male : the official journal of the International Society for the Study of the Aging Male - 26(2023), 1 vom: 15. Dez., Seite 2252502

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Demirdağ, Filiz [VerfasserIn]
Kıvrak Güçer, Burcu [VerfasserIn]
Kolbaşı, Esma Nur [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Aged
Journal Article
Obesity
Prevalence
Sarcopenia
Sexual health

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 01.11.2023

Date Revised 01.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/13685538.2023.2252502

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM363974105