Clinical Study

Independent Predictors of Erectile Dysfunction in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Is It True What They Say about Risk Factors?

Table 2

Correlation between potency score and quantitative variables in men with type 2 diabetes ( 𝑛 = 2 0 0 ).

VariablePotency score
Correlation 𝑃 value

Age−0.44<0.001*
BMI0.0020.9
SBP−0.180.02*
DBP−0.070.4
Hb A1c−0.20.01*
FPG−0.170.03*
TG−0.120.1
Chol−0.010.8
HDL-C−0.010.8
Creat−0.20.014*
Testosterone0.110.16

BMI: Body Mass Index, SBP: systolic blood pressure, DBP: diastolic blood pressure, FPG: fasting plasma glucose, Tg: triglyceride, Chol: cholesterol, HDL-C: high density lipoprotein cholesterol, Creat: creatinin concentration.
*Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level.