An Observational Study to Assess the Factors Affecting Female Sexual Dysfunction in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Women in Kanpur

Abstract

Background: Type 2 diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases worldwide, and one of the long-term complications of this disease is sexual dysfunction in women with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), which has been studied in fewer studies. This study aims to investigate the prevalence of sexual dysfunction and its risk factors among women with diabetes. Objective: To assess the factors affecting female sexual dysfunction in T2DM women in Kanpur. Methods: In this observational study, 100 patients were selected from women attending the diabetic clinic, Regency Hospital, Kanpur, India. We assessed the factors associated with sexual dysfunction in the T2DM female population of Kanpur, India. The data were analyzed using SPSS software (version 25). The quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics tools that included mean, and standard deviation. Results: In this study 100 T2DM women were involved with an age range of 22-62 years and a mean age of 45.02 ± 8.66 years. The study calculates Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) using a pre-structured FSFI questionnaire. We observed a statistically strong association (P<0.05) between different parameters like age, BMI, waist circumference, duration of the marriage, and pain domain with glycemic control in the female with sexual dysfunction in our study. The prevalence of female sexual dysfunction in our study was around 18%. Conclusion: Despite the several challenges in conducting the study in a population with socio-cultural inhibition to openly discuss sexuality-related queries, this study has successfully captured the lingering pattern of FSD and the associated factors in women from the urban part of North India. Keywords:Diabetes Mellitus; Type 2; Sexual Dysfunction; Female Sexual Function Index