Table 1 Proportions (%) of answers to questions on sex life issues to migraine patients in the years 1998 and 2003.
From: Gender differences in sex life issues – A population-based study of migraine sufferers
Women (N = 2358) | Men (N = 619) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1998 | 2003 | change | 1998 | 2003 | Change | |
Importance of sex life | ||||||
not important | 7.9 | 12.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 6.0 | 1.3 |
fairly important | 42.3 | 44.8 | 2.5 | 25.6 | 28.1 | 2.5 |
very important | 49.9 | 42.7 | -7.2 | 69.7 | 65.9 | -3.8 |
Satisfaction with sex life | ||||||
not satisfied | 11.8 | 15.6 | 3.8 | 15.2 | 15.7 | 0.5 |
fairly satisfied | 39.3 | 40.6 | 1.3 | 38.0 | 43.9 | 5.9 |
very satisfied | 48.9 | 43.8 | -5.1 | 46.8 | 40.5 | -6.3 |
Interest in sex life | ||||||
No recent change | 62.1 | 53.8 | -8.3 | 74.8 | 66.3 | -8.5 |