Prevalence of Erectile Dysfunction and Associated Factors among Hypertensive Patients Attending Governmental Health Institutions in Gondar City, Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Clinical, anthropometric, and behavioral characteristics of hypertensive patients attending governmental health institutions in Gondar city, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021 (n = 423).

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percent
Severity of hypertension	Controlled (<140/90)	140	33.10
	Stage I (140–159/90–99)	217	51.30
	Stage II (>160/100)	66	15.60
Duration of hypertension and its medications (year)	<5.0	228	53.9
	5.0–10.0	129	30.5
	>10.0	66	15.6
Antihypertensive medications
Monotherapy	Diuretics	118	27.90
	Calcium channel blockers	44	10.40
	ACE inhibitor	37	8.75
Polytherapy		224	52.95
Get counseling/treatments for ED	Yes	11	2.6
	No	412	97.4
	Normal	307	72.58
	Overweight	116	27.42
Comorbidities	Yes	145	34.28
	No	278	65.72
Comorbidity type	Diabetes mellitus	60	41.38
	Cardiovascular diseases	43	29.66
	Chronic kidney disease	8	5.52
	Combinations	34	23.45
Depression status	Yes	148	34.99
	No	275	65.01
Ever alcohol drinker	Yes	320	75.65
	No	103	24.35
Current alcohol drinker	Yes	92	28.75
	No	228	71.25
Cigarette smoking	Never	351	82.98
	Former	52	12.29
	Current	20	4.73
Frequency of smoking/week	Every day	4	20
	Less than daily	16	80
Ever khat chewer	No	284	67.2
	Yes	139	32.8
Physical activity	Yes	229	54.14
	No	194	45.86