Table 4 Factors associated with sexual dysfunction, multivariable-adjusted odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals

Infertility duration

 ≤ 2 years

1.000

1.000

1.000

1.000

1.000

1.000

 2-5 years

1.299 (0.594-2.843)

P=0.512

2.187 (0.884-5.412)

P=0.090

1.624 (0.682-3.872)

P=0.274

2.972 (0.810-10.903)

P=0.100

2.067 (0.540-7.916)

P=0.289

 5-8 years

1.410 (0.698-2.851)

P=0.338

2.029 (0.858-4.798)

P=0.107

1.318 (0.574-3.026)

P=0.514

3.198 (0.924-11.065)

P=0.066

3.365 (0.950-11.917)

P=0.060

 > 8 years

1.252 (0.590-2.656)

P=0.558

2.955 (1.194-7.314)

P=0.019*

2.089 (0.876-4.984)

P=0.097

3.811 (1.045-13.897)

P=0.043*

Age (years)

1.048 (0.997-1.102)

P=0.065

1.096 (1.033-1.162)

P=0.002**

1.013 (0.958-1.072)

P=0.643

1.005 (0.936-1.080)

P=0.886

1.034 (0.957-1.117)

P=0.399

1.093 (1.029-1.161)

P=0.004**

Body mass index

1.009 (0.953-1.068)

P=0.753

0.959 (0.894-1.028)

P=0.241

0.927 (0.868-0.991)

P=0.025*

1.029 (0.951-1.115)

P=0.474

1.004 (0.918-1.098)

P=0.932

1.019 (0.952-1.092)

P=0.582

Income level

1.019 (0.857-1.212)

P=0.828

0.937 (0.762-1.154)

P=0.542

1.031 (0.855-1.244)

P=0.746

0.903 (0.704-1.158)

P=0.423

0.823 (0.619-1.096)

P=0.182

0.852 (0.683-1.061)

P=0.153

Sexual life frequency (per month)

0.890 (0.822-0.963)

P=0.004**

0.911 (0.829-1.000)

P=0.051

0.938 (0.863-1.020)

P=0.134

0.946 (0.850-1.052)

P=0.304

Education level

0.780 (0.629-0.967)

P=0.024*

0.993 (0.779-1.265)

P=0.952

1.121 (0.894-1.405)

P=0.322

1.213 (0.906-1.624)

P=0.195

0.969 (0.704-1.333)

P=0.847

1.193 (0.934-1.523)

P=0.158

Stress level

1.021 (0.819-1.273)

P=0.853

0.935 (0.729-1.198) 

P=0.595

0.890 (0.700-1.131)

P=0.340

1.004 (0.740-1.362)

P=0.981

0.700 (0.501-0.977)

P=0.036*

0.774 (0.596-1.005)

P=0.054

Physical exercise frequency

0.839 (0.696-1.011)

P=0.066

0.885 (0.715-1.095) 

P=0.260

0.892 (0.730-1.090)

P=0.264

0.960 (0.744-1.237)

P=0.750

1.146 (0.871-1.508)

P=0.329

0.870 (0.701-1.081)

P=0.209

Smoking status

0.654 (0.297-1.442)

P=0.293

0.406 (0.168-0.980)

P=0.045*

1.410 (0.474-4.196)

P=0.537

3.210 (0.613-16.808)

P=0.167

1.823 (0.421-7.890)

P=0.422

0.728 (0.267-1.984)

P=0.535

Drinking status

1.082 (0.803-1.459)

P=0.604

1.283 (0.899-1.829)

P=0.169

0.957 (0.692-1.325)

P=0.792

0.597 (0.407-0.876)

P=0.008**

0.834 (0.541-1.283)

P=0.408

1.056 (0.741-1.504)

P=0.765

Psychological distress

1.059 (0.996-1.126)

P=0.065