Table 1 Characteristics of included studies

Sheikhan et al., 2019/ Iran [25]

Cross-sectional (random)

800

–

–

Demographic: age, education, age at marriage, age at monarch, duration of marriage, age at first pregnancy, having private bedroom, smoking and addicted at spouse, drinking alcohol

Stress (stress perceived Cohen), Sexual violence (self-designed), Sexual quality of life (SQOL-F)

Bivariate analysis

Sexual violence:

r = −0.502, P = -

Stress:

r = − 0.228, P = -

Alcohol used:-

Duration of marriage:-

8

Eftekhar et al., 2019/ Iran [22]

Case-control

150 (50 case, 100 control)

37.8 ± 9.4

79.5 ± 20.6

Demographic: age, education, duration of marriage, body mass index (BMI)

Sexual function (Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI)), Sexual quality of life (SQOL-F), Female genital self-image (Female genital self-image scale (FGSIS-I))

Multivariate analysis

Sexual function:

r = 0.543

Female Genital Self-Image:

r = 0.121

Duration of marriage:

r = 0.187

5

Türkben Polat and Kaplan Serin, 2021/ Turkey [26]

Cross-sectional (nonrandom)

90

32.9 ± 7.7

50.4 ± 10.2

Demographic: age, education, duration of marriage, parity, Body mass index (BMI), occupation, income, family planning, smoking, alcohol used, weight satisfaction, physical activity, efforts to lose weight, meditation

Self-esteem (Rosenberg self-esteem scale), Sexual quality of life (SQOL-F)

Bivariate analysis

Self-esteem:

r = 0.286, P <  0.01

Smoking:-

Alcohol used:-

Physical activity:

r = 0.236

Duration of marriage:

r = − 0.061

6

Samimi et al., 2016/ Iran [27]

Cross-sectional (nonrandom)

121

32.4 + 7.5

80.1 ± 19.7

Demographic: age, number of members Family, education, education of spouse, age of spouse, duration of marriage

Variables related to health: quantity and quality of sleep, Body mass index (BMI), physical activity Factors related to work: Work, type of work system, having a second job, overtime, hours work per week, type of work activity, occupational accidents

Sexual quality of life (SQOL-F)

Bivariate analysis

Physical activity:

r = 0.195

Duration of marriage:

r = −0.381

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Tugut et al., 2021/ Turkey [28]

Cross-sectional (nonrandom)

100

38.7 ± 8.9

76.8 ± 15.3

Demographic: age, education, occupation, income, family type, number of children, place of residence, social support from spouse and support from other family members, economic status, average length of marriage

Depression (Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)), General health (GH-28), Sexual quality of life (SQOL-F)

Bivariate analysis

Depression: r = −0.52, P = 0.00

General health: r = − 0.47, P = 0.00

Duration of marriage: -

4

Tav et al., 2018/ Turkey [29]

Cross-sectional (random)

162

38.8 ± 5.4

–

Demographic: age, place of residence, education, income, age at marriage, Work

Dyadic adjustment (dyadic adjustment scale (DAS)), Violence, Sexual quality of life (SQOL-F)

Bivariate analysis

Dyadic adjustment:

r = 0.576, p <  0.001

Violence:-

5

Taskin Yilmaz et al., 2019/ Turkey [30]

Cross-sectional (random)

538

35.5 ± 8.7

83.3 ± 16.4

Demographic: body weight preference, body weight perception, healthy nutritional status, exercise, general health perception

Body Image (BIS), Sexual quality of life (SQOL-F)

Bivariate analysis

Body image:

r = 0.381, P = 0.00

Exercise:

-

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Shahraki et al., 2018/ Iran [31]

Cross-sectional (random)

264

32.9 ± 7.2

84.8 ± 18.9

Demographic: age, partner age, duration of marriage, pervious abortion

Depression (Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)), Sexual function (Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI)), Sexual quality of life (SQOL-F)

Multivariate analysis

Sexual function: r = 0.59, P <  0.001 Depression:

r = − 0.49, P <  0.001

Duration of marriage:

r = − 0.03

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Haghi et al., 2018/ Iran [32]

Cross-sectional (random)

475

–

–

Demographic: age, weight, height, age of husband, duration of marriage, living with husband’s family, the history of boyfriend, relationship before marriage, job, working in night shifts, education, income

Perceived sexual characteristics (self-designed), Sexual behavior variables (self-designed), Sexual function (Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI)), Marital intimacy (Marital Intimacy Needs Questionnaire (MINQ)), Sexual quality of life (SQOL-F)

Bivariate analysis

Sexual function:

r = 0.39, P <  0.001

Marital intimacy:

r = 0.350, P <  0.001

7

Velayati et al., 2021/ Iran [33]

Cross-sectional (nonrandom)

236

27.9 ± 5.7

56.8 ± 20.2

Demographic: age, education, occupation, income, house status, age of husband, Husband’s education, information source, having child

Self-esteem (Rosenberg self-esteem scale), Depression and anxiety (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)), Sexual quality of life (SQOL-F)

Bivariate analysis

Self-esteem:

r = 0.54, P <  0.001

Anxiety:

r = − 0.48,P <  0.001

Depression:

r = − 0.47,P < 0.001

7

Panahi et al.,2021/ Iran [34]

Cross-sectional (random)

420

33.1 ± 4.6

59.7 ± 19.2

Demographic: age, education, employment status, age of first child, age of spouse, spouse’s educational, duration of marriage, age at marriage, number of weekly sexual intercourses, use of contraceptives

Sexual function (Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI)), Sexual quality of life (SQOL-F)

Multivariate analysis

Sexual function:

r = 0.306

Duration of marriage:

r = 0.101

5

Alcalde et al., 2021/ Spain [35]

Cross-sectional (nonrandom)

173

37.8 ± 5.4

80.2 ± 4.3

Demographic: age, education, Body mass index (BMI), age of spouse, spouse’s educational, heavy menstrual bleeding, dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia

Dyadic adjustment (dyadic adjustment scale (DAS)), Sexual quality of life (SQOL-F)

Bivariate analysis

Dyadic adjustment:

r = 0.008

5

Yuksekol et al., 2021/ Turkey [36]

Cross-sectional (nonrandom)

135

31.2 ± 5.9

65.6 ± 26.8

Demographic: Age, education, age at monarch, duration of marriage, income, work, living place, family type, duration of infertility, vaccination

Female genital self-image (Female Genital Self-Image Scale (FGSIS)), Dyadic adjustment (dyadic adjustment scale (DAS)), Sexual quality of life (SQOL-F)

Bivariate analysis

Female genital self-image:

r = 0.618, P = 0.00

Dyadic adjustment:

r = 0.542, P = 0.00

Duration of marriage:

r = 0.934. P = 0.007

5

Brunault et al., 2015/ France [24]

Cohort

126

–

–

Demographic: age, marital status, previous maximal body mass index (BMI), current BMI, history of previous bariatric surgery Binge eating severity (using the Bulimic Investigatory Test, Edinburgh = BITE)

Depression (Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)), Sexual quality of life (SQOL-F)

Bivariate analysis

Depression:

r = − 0.60, P < 0.01

Binge eating severity:

r = − 0.47, P < 0.01

4

Telli et al., 2020/ Turkey [23]

Case-control

176 (88 case, 88 control)

35.7 ± 6.2

80.1 ± 21.4

Demographic: Age, education, income, Employment status, Child presence

Dyadic adjustment (dyadic adjustment scale (DAS)), Sexual quality of life (SQOL-F)

Bivariate analysis

Result on Control group (health)

Dyadic adjustment:

r = 0.500, P < 0.01

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