Affiliation:
1. First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University Department of Urology, , Urumqi 830054 , China
2. Xinjiang Clinical Medical Research Center of Urogenital Diseases , Urumqi 830054 , China
3. First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University Department of Cardiology, , Urumqi 830054 , China
4. Changji Branch of First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University Department of Joint Surgery, , Changji 831199 , China
5. Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University , Urumqi 830017 , China
Abstract
Abstract
Background
The associations between sexual dysfunction (SD) and sleep disorders, sleep quality, and sleep duration remain unclear.
Aim
To assess the relationship between sleep and SD through a literature review and meta-analysis.
Methods
The PubMed, Scopus, Embase, Ovid MEDLINE, and Cochrane Library databases were systematically searched from inception to November 10, 2022.
Outcomes
Pooled relative risks and 95% CIs were used to examine the association of sleep disorders with SD in longitudinal studies. Pooled odds ratios (ORs) and 95% CIs were used to examine the associations between SD and sleep disorders, sleep quality, and sleep duration in cross-sectional studies.
Results
Forty-three articles, including 11 longitudinal studies and 32 cross-sectional studies, were included in the quantitative analysis. The pooled relative risk of SD in patients with sleep disorders was 1.97 in longitudinal studies (95% CI, 1.46-2.67, P < .001; heterogeneity: I2 = 95.0%, P < .001), while the pooled OR of SD in patients with sleep disorders was 2.05 in cross-sectional studies (95% CI, 1.76-2.39, P < .001; heterogeneity: I2 = 91.4%, P < .001). When compared with controls, subjects with poor sleep quality had a 1.49-fold increased risk of SD (OR, 1.49; 95% CI, 1.31-1.71, P < .001; heterogeneity: I2 = 73.4%, P < .001). In addition, short sleep duration was associated with the risk of SD (OR, 1.14; 95% CI, 1.06-1.22, P < .001; heterogeneity: I2 = 0.0%, P = .849).
Clinical Implications
The risk of SD is significantly increased in patients with sleep disorders and poor sleep quality, indicating that clinicians should monitor sleep among patients with SD.
Strengths and Limitations
This study is the most comprehensive meta-analysis of the association between sleep and SD to date. However, different sleep disorders may have varying associations with sleep duration and sleep quality; thus, we could not identify the independent effects across the studies.
Conclusion
Our systematic review and meta-analysis results suggest that sleep disorders, especially obstructive sleep apnea, increase the risk of SD in men and women. Poor sleep quality is significantly associated with SD. Short sleep duration is associated with an increased risk of SD.
Funder
Wu Jieping Medical Foundation
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Subject
Urology,Reproductive Medicine,Endocrinology,Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism,Psychiatry and Mental health
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