학술논문
Association between sexual dysfunction and vitamin D in Swedish primary health care patients born in the Middle East and Sweden
Document Type
article
Source
Scientific Reports, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2024)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
2045-2322
Abstract
Abstract The present study investigated primary care patients and compared self-reported sexual health in Swedes and Middle Easterners; analysed differences within and between the groups and analysed differences in 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] levels between the groups. 522 patients responded to a health questionnaire that included items on sexual health: 225 Middle Easterners from Iran, Iraq, and Turkey and 297 Swedes. Logistic regression was used to calculate the odds ratio (OR). Middle Easterners reported less sexual dysfunction than Swedes, and 75.8% of them and 18.9% of Swedes presented a 25(OH)D of