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2330 – Obesity, Self-esteem And Sexuality: a Comparative Study About 40 Cases

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 April 2020

J. Ben Thabet
Affiliation:
Psychiatry C, Hedi Chaker Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
R. Sallemi
Affiliation:
Psychiatry C, Hedi Chaker Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
M. Maâlej Bouali
Affiliation:
Psychiatry C, Hedi Chaker Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
N. Charfi
Affiliation:
Endocrinology, Hedi Chaker Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
N. Charfi
Affiliation:
Psychiatry C, Hedi Chaker Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
L. Zouari
Affiliation:
Psychiatry C, Hedi Chaker Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
N. Zouari
Affiliation:
Psychiatry C, Hedi Chaker Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
M. Abid
Affiliation:
Endocrinology, Hedi Chaker Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
M. Maâlej
Affiliation:
Psychiatry C, Hedi Chaker Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia

Abstract

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Aim

To assess the impact of self-esteem on the sexuality of obese patients compared to a sample from the general population.

Patients and methods

A cross-sectional case-control study. It involved 40 obese married patients (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2) and 40 normal weight subjects from the general population. A questionnaire was presented with sociodemographic data, somatic and psychiatric personal histories, data on obesity and sexual life data. Self-esteem was assessed using the Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale (RSES).

Results

The sex-ratio (men/women) of obese patients was 0.53. The average BMI of obese patients was 33.48 kg/m2 (SD = 3.44). The score at the RSES in the obese group was 30.15 (SD = 5.48) versus 32.2 (SD = 4.58) in the control group, with no significant difference (p = 0.808). Among obese patients, the higher the score of self-esteem was, the more frequent sexual intercourses were, without significant difference (r = 0.254, p = 0.119). Sexual satisfaction was significantly correlated with the level of self-esteem (p = 0.022). Obese people with low self-esteem were more likely to have a decrease in sexual desire (OR = 9.625, CI [1.378, 67.246]).

Conclusion

There is a link between low self-esteem of obese and an alteration of the quality of their sexual life. The therapist should check the level of self-esteem in obese patients and try to improve it. In this sense, the collaboration of the endocrinologist with the psychiatrist could be very useful.

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