History of Prostatitis Is an Independent Risk Factor for Erectile Dysfunction: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 1
Demographics and clinical characteristics between HP and NHP groups.
Parameters
HP ()
NHP ()
Age (years)
0.005
BMI (kg/m2)
0.094
Monthly income (¥/month)
0.709# ()
<2000
12 (6.7%)
168 (93.3%)
2000~5000
21 (5.1%)
394 (94.9%)
5000~10000
27 (4.5%)
574 (95.5%)
>10000
35 (5.2%)
642 (94.8%)
Academic background
0.014# ()
≤Junior high school
13 (8.7%)
137 (91.3%)
High school
20 (7.8%)
235 (92.2%)
College
51 (4.1%)
1199 (95.9%)
≥College
11 (5.0%)
207 (95.0%)
Smoking history
<0.001# ()
Yes
43 (7.5%)
531 (92.5%)
No
52 (4.0%)
1247 (96%)
Alcohol drinking
<0.001# ()
Yes
58 (10.1%)
518 (89.9%)
No
37 (2.9%)
1260 (97.1%)
Marital status
<0.001# ()
Married
51 (5.2%)
935 (94.8%)
Single
31 (3.7%)
801 (96.3%)
Divorced or bereaved
13 (23.6%)
42 (76.4%)
Conjugal affection
<0.001# ()
Good
58 (4.5%)
1229 (95.5%)
Normal
22 (33.3%)
44 (66.7%)
Bad
15 (2.9%)
505 (97.1%)
BPH
<0.001# ()
Yes
18 (26.9%)
49 (73.1%)
No
77 (4.3%)
1729 (95.7%)
IIEF-5
<0.001
ED
Yes
65 (68.4%)
764 (43%)
<0.001# ()
No
30 (31.6%)
1014 (57%)
HP: history of prostatitis; NHP: no history of prostatitis; BMI: body mass index; BPH: benign prostate hyperplasia; IIEF-5: the first 5 questions of the International Index for Erectile Function; ED: erectile dysfunction. .#Chi-square test.
