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“Sexual activity is important for overall cardiovascular health, possibly through a reduction in heart rate variability and an increase in blood flow,” the authors write. “Based on the results of the study, we can conclude that sexual activity, in a broad sense, can mitigate the loss of functions that can occur with age and disease progression.”
The researchers analyzed data from 14,542 US individuals recorded between 2005 and 2010. in a national health survey. A total of 2,267 provided detailed information about their sex lives. 94.4 percent of these people said they have sex at least once a month, and 38.4 percent said they do it more than once a week.
According to previous studies, the average adult in the US has sex 54 times a year – about once a week – so the researchers decided to divide people into those with frequent and infrequent sex lives, depending on whether they have sex more or less than once a week (52 times a year).
Overall, women with a low frequency of intercourse by 2015 had a 1.7 times greater chance of dying than those whose sex life was more intense.
The authors of the study also noted that the less sex a woman had, the higher her mortality risk was.
And despite not finding the same response in men, the researchers were surprised to find that sex appeared to have a “modifying relationship” with the negative health effects of depression in both sexes.
The researchers also found that sex appears to have a “modifying relationship” with the negative health effects of depression in both sexes.
The study found that people with depression were about three times more likely to die during the follow-up period if they also had little sex.
Of course, it is important to note that causation cannot be inferred from such a correlation, although previous studies have shownthat people tend to be in a better mood and feel more satisfied with life the day after sex, which can contribute to depression and improved general well-being.
These findings are consistent with another small-scale study in adults with the results of a survey of the population of Israelwhich found that more sex was associated with better survival in people who had a heart attack.
The study is published žurnale „Journal of Psychosexual Health“.
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