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

Figures & data

Figure 1. Flowchart of the study population.

Table 1. Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the study population (n = 267).

Characteristics and outcome measures	Female (n = 172)	Male (n = 95)	p Value
Age (years)	72.96 ± 6.01	74.84 ± 6.45	0.018
Education
Primary education (n, %)	53 (30.8%)	10 (10.5%)	<0.0001
Middle school (n, %)	73 (42.4%)	42 (44.2%)
High school (n, %)	24 (14.0%)	11 (11.6%)
College/University (n, %)	22 (12.8%)	32 (33.7%)
Comorbidities
Hypertension (n, %)	124 (72.1%)	58 (61.1%)	0.064
Diabetes Mellitus (n, %)	56 (32.6%)	33 (34.7%)	0.718
Hyperlipidemia (n, %)	30 (17.4%)	10 (10.5%)	0.130
Ischemic Heart disease (n, %)	22 (12.8%)	29 (30.5%)	<0.0001
Asthma/COPD (n, %)	7 (4.1%)	7 (7.4%)	0.247
Osteoporosis (n, %)	59 (34.3%)	12 (12.6%)	<0.0001
Benign prostate hyperplasia (n, %)	–	15 (16.9%)	–
Geriatric Depression Scale	3.75 ± 3.28	1.98 ± 2.25	<0.0001
Obesity
Fat percentage (%)	37.01 ± 6.18	25.64 ± 6.30	<0.0001
Body-mass index (kg/m^2)	29.22 ± 5.01	27.07 ± 4.42	<0.0001
Sarcopenia
Hand Grip (kg)	19.10 ± 4.57	32.43 ± 6.66	<0.0001
ALMi (kg/m^2)	8.04 ± 1.70	11.46 ± 2.34	<0.0001
Gait Speed (m/s)	1.01 ± 0.26	1.04 ± 0.35	0.441
SARC-F	2.18 ± 1.93	0.91 ± 1.47	<0.0001
SMM/W (%)	29.0 ± 5.48	38.87 ± 8.38	<0.0001
Anthropometric measurements
Upper arm (cm)	29.72 ± 3.27	28.29 ± 3.11	0.001
Waist (cm)	97.86 ± 12.45	100.62 ± 11.24	0.074
Calf (cm)	36.60 ± 3.78	36.48 ± 3.42	0.797
Hip (cm)	107.64 ± 10.41	104.02 ± 6.82	0.003
WHR	0.91 ± 0.09	0.96 ± 0.071	<0.0001

Bold numbers indicate significance (p < 0.05).

COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; ALMi: appendicular lean mass Index; WHR: waist-to-hip ratio.

Table 2. Sexual life of the participants based on gender (n = 267).

Characteristics and outcome measures	Female (n = 172)	Male (n = 95)	p Value
Sexual experience in the Last 1 year (n, %)	42 (24.4%)	48 (50.5%)	<0.0001
Sexual experience in the Last 5 years (n, %)	70 (40.7%)	72 (75.8%)	<0.0001
ASEX	22.09 ± 6.35	15.17 ± 5.51	<0.0001
Drive	4.39 ± 1.53	3.0 ± 1.50	<0.0001
Arousal	4.56 ± 1.41	2.93 ± 1.28	<0.0001
Lubrication/erection	4.36 ± 1.51	3.44 ± 1.20	<0.0001
Orgasm	4.39 ± 1.54	3.0 ± 1.50	<0.0001
Satisfaction from orgasm	4.03 ± 1.82	2.91 ± 1.53	<0.0001

Bold numbers indicate significance (p < 0.05).

ASEX: Arizona sexual experience scale.

Figure 2. Distribution of SD in the study population (n = 267).

Data availability statement

There are no linked data sets for this article. The data is confidential since the participant of this study were informed upon admission to the hospital that the data would remain confidential and would not be shared with third parties.