title: Frequency, severity, and risk factors related to sexual dysfunction in Chinese women with T2D.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The aim of the present study was to assess the frequency and severity of female sexual dysfunction (FSD) in those with T2D (T2D) compared with non-diabetic controls. In addition, risk factors for FSD were analyzed.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sexual dysfunction, measured using the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI), was evaluated using a questionnaire in 184 women with T2D and 146 non-diabetic controls at three study sites in China. In the T2D group, FSD was examined by education level, correlations between FSD and other variables were analyzed, and risk factors were studied.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The frequency of FSD in the T2D group was 75.0%, much higher than in the control group (56.2%; P = 0.001). The severity of FSD in the T2D group was 17.84 ± 8.47 (mean ± SD), significantly lower than in the control group (21.14 ± 8.08; P = 0.001). In patients with T2D, being older (P = 0.001), taking oral antidiabetic medications (P = 0.013), and having diabetic neuropathy (P = 0.036) were risk factors for FSD.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The rate of FSD is high in China and, as seen in the literature, more severe in diabetics than non-diabetics. Being older, taking oral antidiabetic medications, and diabetic neuropathy are risk factors for FSD.
authors: Department of Health Education, Jiangsu Province Hospital on Integration of Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing.
authors: Fan
authors: F
authors: Li
authors: Department of Rehabilitation, Tongde Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou.
authors: Yaqun
authors: Y
authors: Wang
authors: Ji'nan Central Hospital, Ji'nan, China.
authors: Lingfeng
authors: L
authors: Xiao
authors: Department of Health Education, Jiangsu Province Hospital on Integration of Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing.
authors: Qingqing
authors: Q
authors: Lou
authors: College of Nursing, University of Missouri-St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, USA.
authors: Anne Folta
authors: AF
authors: Fish
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D044466:Asian People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002681:China; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000208:ethnology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000208:ethnology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016015:Logistic Models; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000208:ethnology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents
keywords: China; diabetes mellitus; female sexual dysfunction; 中国; 女性性功能障碍; 糖尿病