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Physical activity and sexual function in middle-aged women.
Cabral, Patrícia Uchôa Leitão; Canário, Ana Carla Gomes M D; Spyrides, Maria Helena Constantino; Uchôa, Severina Alice da Costa; Eleutério Júnior, José; Giraldo, Paulo Cesar; Gonçalves, Ana Katherine.
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  • Cabral PU; Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil.
  • Canário AC; Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil.
  • Spyrides MH; Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil.
  • Uchôa SA; Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil.
  • Eleutério Júnior J; Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
  • Giraldo PC; Federal University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
  • Gonçalves AK; Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil.
Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) ; 60(1): 47-52, 2014.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24918852
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between physical activity level and sexual function in middle-aged women. METHODS: A cross-sectional study with a sample of 370 middle-aged women (40-65 years old), treated at public health care facilities in a Brazilian city. A questionnaire was used containing enquiries on sociodemographic, clinical and behavioral characteristics: the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), short form, and the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI). RESULTS: The average age of the women studied was 49.8 years (± 8.1), 67% of whom exhibited sexual dysfunction (FSFI ≤ 26.55). Sedentary women had a higher prevalence (78.9%) of sexual dysfunction when compared to active (57.6%) and moderately active (66.7%) females (p = 0.002). Physically active women obtained higher score in all FSFI domains (desire, arousal, lubrication, orgasm, satisfaction and pain) and total FSFI score (20.9), indicating better sexual function than their moderately active (18.8) and sedentary (15.6) counterparts (p <0.05). CONCLUSION: Physical activity appears to influence sexual function positively in middle-aged women.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Disfunções Sexuais Fisiológicas / Sexualidade / Atividade Motora Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adult / Aged / Animals / Female / Humans / Middle aged Idioma: En Revista: Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) Ano de publicação: 2014 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Brasil
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Disfunções Sexuais Fisiológicas / Sexualidade / Atividade Motora Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adult / Aged / Animals / Female / Humans / Middle aged Idioma: En Revista: Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) Ano de publicação: 2014 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Brasil