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The relationship between chronic diseases and number of sexual partners: an exploratory analysis

dc.contributor.authorCeyda, Akin
dc.contributor.authorNeslihan, Cokuk
dc.contributor.authorYusuf, Ozyilmaz Ozgun
dc.contributor.authorMujde, Sevimay
dc.contributor.institutionauthorSOYSAL, PINAR
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-05T20:59:32Z
dc.date.available2020-06-05T20:59:32Z
dc.date.issued2020-05-05T00:00:00Z
dc.description.abstractBackground: We investigated sex-specific associations between lifetime number of sexual partners and several health outcomes in a large sample of older adults in England. Methods: We used cross-sectional data from 2537 men and 3185 women aged ≥50 years participating in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. Participants reported the number of sexual partners they had had in their lifetime. Outcomes were self-rated health and self-reported limiting long-standing illness, cancer, coronary heart disease, and stroke. We used logistic regression to analyse associations between lifetime number of sexual partners and health outcomes, adjusted for relevant sociodemographic and health-related covariates. Results: Having had 10 or more lifetime sexual partners was associated with higher odds of reporting a diagnosis of cancer than having had 0-1 sexual partners in men (OR 1.69, 95% CI 1.01 to 2.83) and women (OR 1.91, 95% CI 1.04 to 3.51), respectively. Women who had 10 or more lifetime sexual partners also had higher odds of reporting a limiting long-standing illness (OR 1.64, 95% CI 1.15 to 2.35). No other statistically significant associations were observed. Conclusions: A higher lifetime number of sexual partners is associated with increased odds of reported cancer. Longitudinal research is required to establish causality. Understanding the predictive value of lifetime number of sexual partners as a behavioural risk factor may improve clinical assessment of cancer risk in older adults.
dc.identifier.citationGrabovac I., Smith L., Yang L., SOYSAL P., Veronese N., Isik A. T. , Forwood S., Jackson S., -The relationship between chronic diseases and number of sexual partners: an exploratory analysis-, BMJ SEXUAL & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, cilt.46, ss.100-107, 2020
dc.identifier.doi10.1136/bmjsrh-2019-200352
dc.identifier.pubmed32054661
dc.identifier.scopus85079749360
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12645/18056
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjsrh-2019-200352
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000532430600003
dc.language.isoen
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dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectCancer
dc.subjectHealth outcomesen
dc.subjectNumber of sexual partnersen
dc.subjectSelf-rated healthen
dc.subjectSexual activityen
dc.subjectStrokeen
dc.titleThe relationship between chronic diseases and number of sexual partners: an exploratory analysis
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