Association between sexual dysfunction and vitamin D in Swedish primary health care patients born in the Middle East and Sweden
Abstract The present study investigated primary care patients and compared self-reported sexual health in Swedes and Middle Easterners; analysed differences within and between the groups and analysed differences in 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] levels between the groups. 522 patients responded to a...
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| description | Abstract The present study investigated primary care patients and compared self-reported sexual health in Swedes and Middle Easterners; analysed differences within and between the groups and analysed differences in 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] levels between the groups. 522 patients responded to a health questionnaire that included items on sexual health: 225 Middle Easterners from Iran, Iraq, and Turkey and 297 Swedes. Logistic regression was used to calculate the odds ratio (OR). Middle Easterners reported less sexual dysfunction than Swedes, and 75.8% of them and 18.9% of Swedes presented a 25(OH)D of < 50 nmol/L. The crude OR for reporting sexual dysfunction was 70% higher in Swedes compared to Middle Easterners (OR 1.70, 95% CI 1.15–2.50). This OR remained significant after adjustment for age, gender, waist circumference, and reported sexual desire. However, the significance disappeared after additional adjustment for 25(OH)D. In both groups, more females than males reported insufficient sexual desire. More female Middle Easterners reported sex life dissatisfaction. More female Swedes reported sexual dysfunction. Vitamin D could explain an association between gender and sex life dissatisfaction in Middle Easterners, and age could explain an association between gender and sexual dysfunction in Swedes. Age, waist circumference, and 25(OH)D levels were significant covariates in the logistic regression models. Results from the present study suggest that 25(OH)D variation partly explains differences in sexual dysfunction between the groups and between genders within the groups. Vitamin D therapy should be investigated to determine if these results are clinically useful. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6ca4589afb714f95a677b59e14f321062024-01-07T12:26:34ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222024-01-011411910.1038/s41598-023-50494-6Association between sexual dysfunction and vitamin D in Swedish primary health care patients born in the Middle East and SwedenMarina Taloyan0Kristin Hjörleifdottir Steiner1Claes-Göran Östenson2Helena Salminen3Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Department of Neurobiology, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society (NVS), Karolinska InstitutetDivision of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Department of Neurobiology, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society (NVS), Karolinska InstitutetEndocrine and Diabetes Unit, Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska InstitutetDivision of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Department of Neurobiology, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society (NVS), Karolinska InstitutetAbstract The present study investigated primary care patients and compared self-reported sexual health in Swedes and Middle Easterners; analysed differences within and between the groups and analysed differences in 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] levels between the groups. 522 patients responded to a health questionnaire that included items on sexual health: 225 Middle Easterners from Iran, Iraq, and Turkey and 297 Swedes. Logistic regression was used to calculate the odds ratio (OR). Middle Easterners reported less sexual dysfunction than Swedes, and 75.8% of them and 18.9% of Swedes presented a 25(OH)D of < 50 nmol/L. The crude OR for reporting sexual dysfunction was 70% higher in Swedes compared to Middle Easterners (OR 1.70, 95% CI 1.15–2.50). This OR remained significant after adjustment for age, gender, waist circumference, and reported sexual desire. However, the significance disappeared after additional adjustment for 25(OH)D. In both groups, more females than males reported insufficient sexual desire. More female Middle Easterners reported sex life dissatisfaction. More female Swedes reported sexual dysfunction. Vitamin D could explain an association between gender and sex life dissatisfaction in Middle Easterners, and age could explain an association between gender and sexual dysfunction in Swedes. Age, waist circumference, and 25(OH)D levels were significant covariates in the logistic regression models. Results from the present study suggest that 25(OH)D variation partly explains differences in sexual dysfunction between the groups and between genders within the groups. Vitamin D therapy should be investigated to determine if these results are clinically useful.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-50494-6 |
| spellingShingle | Marina Taloyan Kristin Hjörleifdottir Steiner Claes-Göran Östenson Helena Salminen Association between sexual dysfunction and vitamin D in Swedish primary health care patients born in the Middle East and Sweden Scientific Reports |
| title | Association between sexual dysfunction and vitamin D in Swedish primary health care patients born in the Middle East and Sweden |
| title_full | Association between sexual dysfunction and vitamin D in Swedish primary health care patients born in the Middle East and Sweden |
| title_fullStr | Association between sexual dysfunction and vitamin D in Swedish primary health care patients born in the Middle East and Sweden |
| title_full_unstemmed | Association between sexual dysfunction and vitamin D in Swedish primary health care patients born in the Middle East and Sweden |
| title_short | Association between sexual dysfunction and vitamin D in Swedish primary health care patients born in the Middle East and Sweden |
| title_sort | association between sexual dysfunction and vitamin d in swedish primary health care patients born in the middle east and sweden |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-50494-6 |
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