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Self-Reported Sexual Functioning in Elderly Blacks and Whites

The Charleston Heart Study Experience

Julian E. Keil, MS, DrPH

Medical University of South Carolina

Susan E. Sutherland, MS

Medical University of South Carolina

Rebecca G. Knapp, PhD

Medical University of South Carolina

L. Randolph Waid, PhD

Medical University of South Carolina

Peter C. Gazes, MD

Medical University of South Carolina

Nearly 50% of the elderly (260 years) survivors of the Charleston Heart Study Cohort reported problems with becoming sexually aroused. The problem was associated with age and ranged from 30% at age 60 to 69 to over 60% at ages 80 and above. Significant predictors of arousal problems were older age, lower pulmonary function, physical disability, an increased usage of prescription drugs, and a fair or poor perception of health. Among respondents reporting no problems with arousal, the age-adjusted proportions of those reporting a frequency of sexual activity three or more times per month were White men 36%, Black men 29%, high socioeconomic Black men 47%, and White and Black women 14%. After considering age and arousal problem, the most consistent and significant predictors of frequency of sexual activity across all race-sex groups were marital status and education or income.

Journal of Aging and Health, Vol. 4, No. 1, 112-125 (1992)
DOI: 10.1177/089826439200400107
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