OBJECTIVE:To investigate the prevalence of erectile dysfunction (ED) in men with high-normal blood pressure (HNBP).
METHODS: This study included 120 men with HNBP and another 120 with normal blood pressure (NBP) as controls. We analyzed the scores of the two groups on the International Index of Erectile Dysfunction 5 (IIEF-5).
RESULTS: The ED prevalence in the men with HNBP was 25.8%. After controlling for age, nationality, occupation, education, income, smoking, alcohol consumption, exercise, obesity, fatty liver, blood lipids, blood glucose, and blood uric acid, the incidence of ED was 25.8% in the HNBP group, significantly higher than 14.2% in the NBP group (P< 0.05).
CONCLUSION: The prevalence of ED is higher in men with HNBP than in those with NBP.
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Wu XR, Wu WL, Feng ZC. Are you the author?
Department of Cardiology, Beiliu People's Hospital, Beiliu, Guangxi 537400, China.
Reference: Zhonghua Nan Ke Xue. 2012 Jan;18(1):44-7.
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 22295848
Article in Chinese.
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