TY - JOUR
T1 - Factor analysis study on sexual responses in women with Type 2 diabetes mellitus
AU - Ismail, Adibah Hanim
AU - Bau, Rawa
AU - Sidi, Hatta
AU - Guan, Ng Chong
AU - Naing, Lin
AU - Jaafar, Nik Ruzyanei Nik
AU - Razali, Rosdinom
AU - Das, Srijit
AU - Midin, Marhani
N1 - Funding Information:
Publication of this supplement was supported by Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysian Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
PY - 2014/1/1
Y1 - 2014/1/1
N2 - Aims This study compared the components of sexual responses between Malaysian women with Type 2 diabetes mellitus and those without the disease. Methods This cross-sectional study measured sexual responses by using the validated Malay version of Female Sexual Function Index. A factor analysis with varimax rotation method was employed using principal component analysis to explore the correlation structure of the different domains of sexual responses between the two groups. Components of sexual responses were obtained using Kaiser's criteria and compared between those in the diabetic and non-diabetic groups. Results A total of 353 women (178 with diabetes and 175 without diabetes) were recruited. Three components of sexual responses emerged from the analysis in the study and control groups. Sexual pain was found to form a component together with lubrication and orgasm domains among the women with diabetes, unlike those without diabetes, where pain stood on its own. Sexual desire and arousal formed one component and satisfaction formed another in both groups. Conclusions The domains in the sexual responses of Malaysian women were highly overlapping. It is concluded that the presence of pain as part of lubrication and orgasm component in women with diabetes indicates the importance of intact genital sensation, even though an adverse type of sensation, for vaginal congestion and orgasm to occur in this group of women.
AB - Aims This study compared the components of sexual responses between Malaysian women with Type 2 diabetes mellitus and those without the disease. Methods This cross-sectional study measured sexual responses by using the validated Malay version of Female Sexual Function Index. A factor analysis with varimax rotation method was employed using principal component analysis to explore the correlation structure of the different domains of sexual responses between the two groups. Components of sexual responses were obtained using Kaiser's criteria and compared between those in the diabetic and non-diabetic groups. Results A total of 353 women (178 with diabetes and 175 without diabetes) were recruited. Three components of sexual responses emerged from the analysis in the study and control groups. Sexual pain was found to form a component together with lubrication and orgasm domains among the women with diabetes, unlike those without diabetes, where pain stood on its own. Sexual desire and arousal formed one component and satisfaction formed another in both groups. Conclusions The domains in the sexual responses of Malaysian women were highly overlapping. It is concluded that the presence of pain as part of lubrication and orgasm component in women with diabetes indicates the importance of intact genital sensation, even though an adverse type of sensation, for vaginal congestion and orgasm to occur in this group of women.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.comppsych.2012.12.028
DO - 10.1016/j.comppsych.2012.12.028
M3 - Article
C2 - 23375262
AN - SCOPUS:84889885564
SN - 0010-440X
VL - 55
SP - S34-S37
JO - Comprehensive Psychiatry
JF - Comprehensive Psychiatry
IS - SUPPL. 1
ER -