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Clinical and anthropometric characteristics were analyzed descriptively. Analysis of variance and linear regression analyses were used to analyze Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) scale ratings, whereas zero-inflated beta-binomial regression was applied to the pain subscale.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Main Outcome Measures<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Main outcome measure was FSFI score, whereas the secondary outcome measure was the FSFI subscale score related to pain.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Women in our sample were 38 years old on average, 33% of whom had given birth and 82% of whom had high tone pelvic floor. Being in the middle-tercile age group and exhibiting low pelvic floor tone (Beta\u2009=\u20096.8; 95% confidence interval [CI]\u2009=\u2009[1.4; 12.0]) were significantly associated with lower levels of sexual dysfunction. Women with low tone pelvic floor also reported lower pain (odds ratio\u2009=\u20094.0; 95% CI\u2009=\u2009[1.6; 9.6]), whereas younger aged and physically unsatisfied subjects were more likely not to have sexual activity in the month prior to scale measurement.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>In female patients with pelvic floor muscle dysfunction undergoing physical therapy and rehabilitation, sexual dysfunction appears to be significantly correlated with age and high pelvic floor muscle tone.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/jsm.12882","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2015,4,9]],"date-time":"2015-04-09T01:57:23Z","timestamp":1428544643000},"page":"1233-1241","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":38,"title":["Relationship Between Female Pelvic Floor Dysfunction and Sexual Dysfunction: An Observational 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