Relationship between metabolic syndrome and erectile dysfunction
| dc.contributor.author | Gündüz M.I. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Gümüş B.H. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Şekuri C. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-04-10T11:17:32Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-04-10T11:17:32Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2004 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Aim: 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). © 2004, Asian Journal of Andrology. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14701/52729 | |
| dc.title | Relationship between metabolic syndrome and erectile dysfunction | |
| dc.type | Article |