Sexual distress and quality of life among women with bipolar disorder

International Journal of Bipolar Disorders

Table 2 Sexual dysfunction and sexual distress

	Study population (n = 61)	Background population (n = 429)	P (study and background)	Age-matched (n = 122)	P (study and age-matched)
Sexual dysfunction	15 (24.6)	72 (16.8)	0.19	25 (20.5)	0.53
Impaired sexual function (FSFI or CSFQ-14)	21 (34.4)	140 (32.6)	0.89	45 (36.9)	0.74
Sexual distress (FSDS)	33 (54.1)	115 (26.8)	0.001	46 (37.7)	0.04
Unsatisfied with sexual life^a	24 (39.3)	86 (20.0)	0.001	–	–

Prevalence and comparison between women with bipolar disorder and women from the Danish background population including age-matched control persons
Data are prevalence (%). Data from the background population is from a Danish study (Giraldi et al. 2015). FSFI = Female Sexual Function Index (background population, impaired sexual function cut-off ≤26.55). CSFQ-14 = Changes of Sexual Functioning Questionnaire (study population, impaired sexual function cut-off score ≤41). FSDS = Female Sexual Distress Scale (score ≥15 = sexual distress). Sexual dysfunction (FSFI cut-off ≤26.55 or CSFQ cut-off score ≤41 combined with FSDS score ≥15)
^aAnswering “very unsatisfied” or “unsatisfied” to “How satisfied are you with your sexual life?” In background population: “bad” or “very bad” to “How do you appraise your sexual life?”