Corrêa Leandro Quadro, Cozzensa da Silva Marcelo, Rombaldi Airton José
Universidade Federal de Pelotas., Programa de Pós-graduação em Educação Física, RS, Brasil.
Rev Bras Epidemiol. 2013 Jun;16(2):444-53. doi: 10.1590/S1415-790X2013000200019.
This study aimed to identify factors associated with sexual symptoms of aging male's in a representative sample of men aged 40 or older from Pelotas, southern Brazil.
We performed a population-based cross-sectional study including 421 men who lived in urban area. To evaluate the sexual symptoms of aging male's was used the sexual dimension of the AMS scale - The Aging Male's Symptoms Scale.
The prevalence of sexual symptoms of male aging was 64.3% (95% CI: 59.3%-69.1%). Multivariable analysis identified direct association with age and inverse association with health self-rated.
We conclude that the prevalence of sexual symptoms in older males is high and important. Public health policies coupled with increased healthy lifestyle habits could minimize the prevalence and provide better quality of life for middle-age and older men.
本研究旨在从巴西南部佩洛塔斯40岁及以上男性的代表性样本中,确定与老年男性性症状相关的因素。
我们开展了一项基于人群的横断面研究,纳入了421名居住在城市地区的男性。采用老年男性症状量表(AMS量表)的性维度来评估老年男性的性症状。
老年男性性症状的患病率为64.3%(95%置信区间:59.3%-69.1%)。多变量分析确定其与年龄呈正相关,与自我健康评价呈负相关。
我们得出结论,老年男性性症状的患病率较高且不容忽视。公共卫生政策与健康生活方式习惯的改善相结合,可降低患病率,为中老年男性提供更好的生活质量。