Table 2 Comorbidities of the participants
No erectile dysfunction (n= 23) | Erectile dysfunction (n= 105) | Odds ratio (95% confidence interval) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Cardiovascular risk factors | |||
Systemic arterial hypertension | 14.3 | 24.1 | 1.11 (0.92 to 1.34) |
Diabetes mellitus | 4.4 | 6.9 | 1.08 (0.82 to 1.42) |
Coronary heart disease | 4.4 | 13.3 | 1.17 (0.98 to 1.39) |
Hypercholesterolaemia | 19.1 | 13.3 | 0.92 (0.70 to 1.21) |
History of smoking | 31.8 | 42.6 | 1.09 (0.92 to 1.29) |
Cigarette smoking (pack-years) | 15 (10 to 21) | 20 (9 to 30) | P = 0.69 |
Medication | |||
Antidepressant, sedative, neuroleptic or antiepileptic | 4.4 | 9.1 | 1.12 (0.89 to 1.40) |
Thiazides or spironolactone | 4.4 | 7.0 | 1.08 (0.82 to 1.43) |
Alcohol consumption (> 2 units/day) | 0 | 13.7 | 1.27 (1.15 to 1.40)* |
Other | |||
Depression | 4.6 | 9.0 | 1.11 (0.88 to 1.39) |
Central nervous system problems | 0 | 3.9 | 1.23 (1.13 to 1.35)* |
Prostatic disease | 0 | 8.4 | 1.24 (1.13 to 1.36)* |
Hormonal (hypogonadism, hyperprolactinaemia) | 0 | 2.8 | 1.23 (1.11 to 1.36) |
Number of comorbidities per patient | |||
At least one comorbidity | 52.2 | 61.5 | 1.07 (0.90 to 1.28) |
At least two comorbidities | 13.0 | 36.5 | 1.21 (1.05 to 1.40)* |
At least three comorbidities | 4.4 | 14.4 | 1.17 (1.00 to 1.34)* |
At least four comorbidities | 0 | 5.8 | 1.23 (1.13 to 1.35)* |
At least five comorbidities | 0 | 1 | 1.22 (1.13 to 1.33)* |