Predictors of Erectile Dysfunction in Men with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Referred to a Tertiary Healthcare Centre
Table 3
Associations between variables and erectile dysfunction.
Variable
ED absent ()
ED present ()
value
Age (years)
Waist circumference (cm)
Cigarette smoking, (%)
10 (22.7)
34 (31.5)
0.28
Duration of diabetes (years)
0.003
Hypertension, (%)
25 (56.8)
72 (66.7)
0.25
Peripheral arterial disease, (%)
6 (13.6)
48 (44.4)
<0.001
Autonomic neuropathy, (%)
12 (27.3)
66 (61.1)
<0.001
HbA1c (%)
<0.001
Serum testosterone (nmol/L)
<0.001
Dyslipidemia, (%)
14 (23.1)
37 (31.9)
0.33
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)
0.47
Triglycerides (mmol/L)
0.32
LDL cholesterol (mmol/L)
0.19
HDL cholesterol (mmol/L)
0.22
Non-HDL cholesterol (mmol/L)
0.14
Data are in means (standard deviations) or numbers (percentages). = significant with value < 0.05. ED = erectile dysfunction; HbA1c = glycated hemoglobin; LDL = low density lipoprotein; HDL = high density lipoprotein. Non-HDL cholesterol = TC – HDL cholesterol.
