From: Gout and subsequent erectile dysfunction: a population-based cohort study from England
Variable | Controls N = 38,218 | Gout cases N = 9653 | p value* | ||
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N | % | N | % | ||
Age in years | |||||
≤ 34 | 2774 | 7.3 | 712 | 7.4 | 0.800 |
35–44 | 8900 | 23.3 | 2206 | 22.9 | |
45–54 | 12,887 | 33.7 | 3256 | 33.7 | |
55–64 | 13,649 | 35.7 | 3479 | 36.0 | |
Never/ex-smokers | 30,010 | 78.5 | 8210 | 85.1 | <0.001 |
Current smoker | 8200 | 21.5 | 1443 | 14.9 | |
Never/ex-drinkers | 10,703 | 28.0 | 1578 | 16.3 | <0.001 |
Current drinkers (1–9 units/week) | 15,420 | 40.4 | 3381 | 35.0 | |
Current drinkers (≥10 units/week) | 12,087 | 31.6 | 4694 | 48.6 | |
Body mass index | |||||
Normal | 10203 | 26.7 | 1376 | 14.3 | <0.001 |
Underweight | 332 | 0.9 | 42 | 0.4 | |
Overweight | 13,224 | 34.6 | 3753 | 38.9 | |
Obese | 6952 | 18.2 | 3598 | 37.3 | |
Missing | 7499 | 19.6 | 884 | 9.2 | |
Comorbidities | |||||
Ischemic heart disease | 2893 | 7.6 | 1180 | 12.2 | <0.001 |
Diabetes | 3084 | 8.1 | 1470 | 15.2 | <0.001 |
Hypertension | 8210 | 21.5 | 4191 | 43.4 | <0.001 |
Chronic renal disease | 1026 | 2.7 | 802 | 8.3 | <0.001 |
Depression | 6242 | 16.3 | 1894 | 19.6 | <0.001 |