Sexual function of those reporting treatment for depression, by gender
| Men | Women | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not treated and without depressive symptoms | Treatment within the past year | Not treated and without depressive symptoms | Treatment within the past year | |
| Unweighted, weighted denominator | 4750, 5914 | 314, 348 | 6334, 5650 | 998, 814 |
| Lowest quintile of sexual function (ref) | ||||
| Per cent | 17.3 | 34.8 | 16.2 | 33.1 |
| OR (95% CI) | 1.00 | 2.55 (1.85 to 3.51) | 1.00 | 2.55 (2.09 to 3.12) |
| aAOR (95% CI) | 1.00 | 2.55 (1.85 to 3.52) | 1.00 | 2.64 (2.16 to 3.23) |
| Components of the Natsal-SF score* (ref) | ||||
| Have experienced problems, for 3+ months, past year | ||||
| Per cent | 39.3 | 62.1 | 46.7 | 68.5 |
| OR (95% CI) | 1.00 | 2.54 (1.86 to 3.45) | 1.00 | 2.48 (2.06 to 3.00) |
| aAOR (95% CI) | 1.00 | 2.53 (1.85 to 3.45) | 1.00 | 2.52 (2.09 to 3.04) |
| Lacked interest in having sex, for 3+ months, past year | ||||
| Per cent | 13.0 | 29.0 | 30.0 | 50.9 |
| OR (95% CI) | 1.00 | 2.74 (1.95 to 3.87) | 1.00 | 2.42 (2.02 to 2.91) |
| aAOR (95% CI) | 1.00 | 2.74 (1.94 to 3.86) | 1.00 | 2.46 (2.05 to 2.96) |
| No orgasm or took a long time to reach orgasm despite arousal, for3+ months, past year | ||||
| Per cent | 8.2 | 20.0 | 14.2 | 24.9 |
| OR (95% CI) | 1.00 | 2.80 (1.91 to 4.12) | 1.00 | 2.00 (1.62 to 2.48) |
| aAOR (95% CI) | 1.00 | 2.80 (1.90 to 4.12) | 1.00 | 2.00 (1.61 to 2.48) |
| Trouble achieving/maintaining erections, for 3+ months, past year | ||||
| Per cent | 12.2 | 20.0 | ||
| OR (95% CI) | 1.00 | 1.80 (1.22 to 2.66) | ||
| aAOR (95% CI) | 1.00 | 1.86 (1.25 to 2.78) | ||
| Disagree/ disagree strongly to the statement: “I feel satisfied with my sex life" | ||||
| Per cent | 15.1 | 29.5 | 11.2 | 22.4 |
| OR (95% CI) | 1.00 | 2.35 (1.76 to 3.14) | 1.00 | 2.28 (1.88 to 2.77) |
| aAOR (95% CI) | 1.00 | 2.32 (1.74 to 3.11) | 1.00 | 2.30 (1.89 to 2.79) |
| Perceive a health condition/disability has affected sexual activity/enjoyment, past year | ||||
| Per cent | 13.5 | 45.7 | 12.8 | 36.7 |
| OR (95% CI) | 1.00 | 5.40 (4.10 to 7.09) | 1.00 | 3.94 (3.31 to 4.70) |
| aAOR (95% CI) | 1.00 | 5.74 (4.29 to 7.68) | 1.00 | 3.96 (3.32 to 4.72) |
| Perceive medications taken have limited sexual activity/enjoyment, past year | ||||
| Per cent | 6.2 | 36.5 | 3.8 | 24.5 |
| OR (95% CI) | 1.00 | 8.69 (6.39 to 11.82) | 1.00 | 8.15 (6.44 to 10.31) |
| aAOR (95% CI) | 1.00 | 10.28 (7.22 to 14.63) | 1.00 | 8.15 (6.44 to 10.31) |
| Taken any medicine/pills to assist sexual performance, past year | ||||
| Per cent | 6.2 | 10.6 | 0.7 | 1.7 |
| OR (95% CI) | 1.00 | 1.80 (1.16 to 2.80) | 1.00 | 2.54 (1.33 to 4.88) |
| aAOR (95% CI) | 1.00 | 1.77 (1.12 to 2.81) | 1.00 | 2.62 (1.39 to 4.93) |
All participants who have had at least one opposite-sex or same-sex partner, ever (denominators may vary across variables due to item non-response).
Bold typeface highlights results where the confidence intervals exclude 1.0.
*All participants who have had at least one opposite-sex or same-sex partner, past year.
aAOR, age-adjusted ORo; Natsal, National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles.