Table 1 Associations of reported sexual difficulties with age

Lacked interest in having sex

17.3 (2121)

16.6–17.9

14.6

12.8–16.5

15.1

13.8–16.5

16.7

15.5–17.9

20.2

19.0–21.5

p < 0.001

Lacked enjoyment in sex

10.1 (1229)

9.6–10.6

8.1

6.7–9.6

9.5

8.4–10.6

9.2

8.3–10.2

12.1

11.1–13.1

p < 0.001

Felt anxious during sex

10.9 (1328)

10.4–11.5

10.3

8.8–12.0

10.2

9.1–11.4

10.7

9.7–11.7

11.8

10.8–12.8

p = 0.039

Felt physical pain as a result of sex

3.7 (448)

3.4–4.0

5.0

3.9–6.2

4.1

3.4–4.9

3.2

2.6–3.8

3.4

2.8–4.0

p = 0.004

Felt no excitement or arousal during sex

6.0 (724)

5.5–6.4

6.1

4.9–7.4

4.5

3.8–5.3

5.5

4.8–6.3

7.4

6.6–8.2

P < 0.001

Did not reach climax or took a long time

15.0 (1817)

14.3–15.6

16.8

14.9–18.8

13.3

12.1–14.6

13.8

12.7–14.9

16.6

15.4–17.7

p = 0.137

Reached climax too quickly

37.2 (4527)

36.4–38.1

31.5

29.1–33.9

36.3

34.5–38.1

39.2

37.6–40.8

38.0

36.5–39.5

p < 0.001

Had trouble getting or keeping an erection

13.7 (1671)

13.1–14.3

10.8

9.2–12.5

8.1

7.1–9.2

12.3

11.2–13.3

19.9

18.7–21.2

p < 0.001

At least one SD over the past 12 months

54.2 (6688)

53.3–55.1

48.3

45.7–50.1

51.6

50.0–53.7

54.2

53.0–56.2

56.6

55.6–58.9

p < 0.001

Mean (SD)

95 % CI

1.12 (1.49)

1.09–1.14

1.02 (1.48)

0.95–1.10

1.0 (1.39)

0.95–1.05

1.08 (1.43)

1.04–1.32

1.26 (1.60)

1.231–1.31

p < 0.001