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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0120-9957</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista colombiana de Gastroenterología]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. colomb. Gastroenterol.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0120-9957</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Asociación Colombiana de Gastroenterología  ]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S0120-99572023000400439</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22516/25007440.1063</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Quality of Life and Sexual Function in Women with Liver Cirrhosis in Colombia]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Calidad de vida y función sexual en mujeres con cirrosis hepática en Colombia]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Yepes-Barreto]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ismael]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Arboleda-Rivero]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Luis]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[García-Doria]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[María Lwiggi]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Cartagena  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Cartagena ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad del Sinú  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Montería Córdoba]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Clínica Zayma  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Montería Córdoba]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>38</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<fpage>439</fpage>
<lpage>447</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0120-99572023000400439&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0120-99572023000400439&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0120-99572023000400439&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Introduction: The female sex has been systematically identified as one of the predictors of poor quality of life in patients with cirrhosis. However, the relationship between quality of life and sexual function in women with cirrhosis has not been widely studied.  Aim: To determine the relationship between quality of life and sexual function in women with cirrhosis.  Materials and methods: A cross-sectional observational study. Female patients aged 18 to 69 years were included. The SF-36-V2 survey assessed health-related quality of life, and the IFSF-6 evaluated sexual function. Univariate and multivariate linear regression was used to identify the relationship between quality of life and sexual function. Statistical significance was set at a p-value &lt; 0.05.  Results: 36 patients were available for analysis. The average age was 61 years. In the SF36-V2 survey, the physical component summary mean was 58, and the mental component summary mean was 56. The IFSF-6 had an average of 10. Sexual dysfunction occurred in 80% of patients. The IFSF-6 score was positively related to health-related quality of life. Factors associated with the deterioration of sexual function were age and menopause. The Child-Pugh score and body mass index were the main determinants of health-related quality of life.  Conclusions: Sexual function could be a determinant of quality of life in women with cirrhosis.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Introducción:  El sexo femenino se ha identificado de forma sistemática como uno de los predictores de mala calidad de vida en pacientes con cirrosis. Sin embargo, la relación de la calidad de vida con la función sexual en mujeres con cirrosis no ha sido ampliamente estudiada.  Objetivo:  Determinar la relación entre la calidad de vida y la función sexual de mujeres con cirrosis.  Métodos:  Estudio observacional de tipo transversal. Se incluyó a pacientes femeninas de 18 a 69 años. Se utilizó la encuesta SF-36-V2 para evaluar la calidad de vida relacionada con la salud y la IFSF-6 para valorar la función sexual. Para identificar la relación entre calidad de vida y función sexual se utilizó una relación lineal uni- y multivariante. La significación estadística se fijó con un valor p &lt; 0,05.  Resultados:  36 pacientes estuvieron disponibles para el análisis. La media de edad fue de 61 años. En la encuesta SF36-V2, la media del resumen del componente físico fue de 58 y la media del resumen del componente mental fue de 56. El IFSF-6 tuvo una media de 10. La disfunción sexual se presentó en un 80% de las pacientes. El puntaje IFSF-6 se relacionó de forma positiva con la calidad de vida relacionada con la salud. Los factores relacionados con deterioro de la función sexual son la edad y la menopausia. La escala Child-Pugh y el índice de masa corporal se identificaron como los principales determinantes de la calidad de vida relacionada con la salud.  Conclusiones:  La función sexual podría ser un determinante de calidad de vida de las mujeres con cirrosis.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Quality of life]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[cirrhosis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[sexual health]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[women]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[psychological sexual dysfunctions]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Calidad de vida]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[cirrosis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[salud sexual]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[mujeres]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[disfunciones sexuales psicológicas]]></kwd>
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