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| Relationship between metabolic syndrome and erectile dysfunction |
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| Author(s): Gunduz MI, Gumus BH, Sekuri C |
| Source: ASIAN JOURNAL OF ANDROLOGY Volume: 6 Issue: 4 Pages: 355-358 Published: DEC 2004 |
| Times Cited: 20 References: 20 |
| Abstract: To determine the relationship between metabolic syndrome (MS) and erectile dysfunction (ED) and to see which risk factors correlated the best with ED. Methods: Seventy-nine cardiology clinic outpatients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and lipid metabolism disorder were recruited. They were categorized as having MS, hypertension (blood pressure greater than 130/85 mmHg) and dyslipidemia. ED was classified based on International Index of Erectile Function scores. Patients were grouped into quartiles based on body mass index (BMI). Chi-square, Pearson's correlation and regression tests were used for statistical analysis. Results: The mean age of the patients was 56.6 years. ED was diagnosed in 59 (74.7 %) of the 79 patients. In the 38 patients with MS, all had ED. ED was not significantly correlated with cholesterol levels (P > 0.05), but was found often in patients who had both hypercholesterolemia and HT (P < 0.01). Nineteen(76 %) of the 25 patients who had dyslipidemia had ED. However, ED was not significantly correlated with dyslipidemia (P > 0.05). Tweenty-two of the 23 patients who had BMI greater than 30 had ED, which was significantly more prevalent than that in those who had normal BMI (P < 0.01). ED was seen in 38 of 53 smoker patients. Although ED was more prevalent in cigarette smokers, it was not significantly different from non-smokers (P > 0.5). Conclusion: ED is present in a high percentage of patients with MS. Among multiple risk factors for ED, MS correlates the most highly. The next most important risk group is the patients with hypertension +hypercholestrolemia and obesity (BMI > 30). |
| Document Type: Article |
| Language: English |
| Reprint Address: Gunduz, MI (reprint author), , Batient Apt 193 K3 D8, TR-45010 Manisa, Turkey |
Addresses:
1. Celal Bayar Univ, Dept Urol, Manisa, Turkey |
| Publisher: SCIENCE CHINA PRESS, 16 DONGHUANGCHENGGEN NORTH ST, BEIJING 100717, PEOPLES R CHINA |
| Subject Category: Andrology; Urology & Nephrology |
| IDS Number: 877XB |
| ISSN: 1008-682X |
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