Sexual Functioning in Obese Adults Enrolling in a Weight Loss Study

Overview

Journal J Sex Marital Ther

Publisher Routledge

Specialties Psychiatry
Social Sciences

Date 2011 Apr 23

PMID 21512941

Citations 5

Authors

Truls Ostbye

Ronette L Kolotkin

Hong He

Francine Overcash

Rebecca Brouwer

Martin Binks

Karen L Syrjala

Kishore M Gadde

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Abstract

The authors assessed sexual functioning among treatment-seeking obese men (n = 91) and women (n = 134) using the comprehensive validated Sexual Functioning Questionnaire. Scores were lower for women than for men, indicating reduced sexual functioning. Men's scores fell between those of a group of cancer survivors and a general population group, whereas women generally had lower scores than both of these groups. Increasing body mass index was associated with decreasing sexual functioning only for arousal and behavior. Sexual functioning was also reduced on most subscales for individuals who reported sexual inactivity in the past month.

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