Table 1 Search strategy based on desired databases

PubMed

(“female sexual function“[tiab] OR “female sexual Dysfunction“[tiab] OR FSD [tiab]) AND (Sedentary[tiab] OR Inactivity[tiab] OR” Lack of Physical Activity” [tiab])

ScienceDirect

(“female sexual function” OR FSD OR “female sexual Dysfunction”) AND (Sedentary OR Inactivity OR” Lack of Physical Activity”)

Scopus

TITLE-ABS-KEY (“female sexual function” OR FSD OR “female sexual Dysfunction”) AND TITLE-ABS-KEY (Sedentary OR Inactivity OR” Lack of Physical Activity”)

WOS

TS= (“female sexual dysfunction” OR FSD OR “female sexual function”) AND TS= (“Metabolic Syndrome”)

Embase

(‘female sexual dysfunction’: ta, ab OR fsd: ta, ab OR ‘female sexual function’:ta, ab) AND (sedentary: ta, ab OR inactivity: ta, ab OR ‘lack of physical activity’:ta, ab)

Google scholar

allintitle: “female sexual dysfunction” OR FSD OR “female sexual function” Sedentary OR Inactivity OR” Lack of Physical Activity”