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Table 2 Absolute and relative rate of ED reporting by patient characteristics and comorbidities

From: Gout and subsequent erectile dysfunction: a population-based cohort study from England

Variable

Controls

Gout cases

Adjusteda HR

95% CI

Absolute risk differenceb

N

Rateb

95% CI

N

Rateb

95% CI

  

Overall

4124

136.2

132.1

140.4

1736

192.8

184.0

202.1

1.31

1.24

1.40

56.6

Age

  ≤ 34

68

34.6

27.3

43.9

42

61.4

45.4

83.1

1.20

0.79

1.83

26.8

 35–44

548

76.2

70.1

82.8

251

112.6

99.5

127.4

1.18

1.01

1.39

36.4

 45–54

1551

146.0

138.9

153.5

653

211.7

196.1

228.6

1.28

1.16

1.41

65.7

 55–64

1957

186.3

178.3

194.8

790

262.8

245.1

281.8

1.37

1.25

1.49

76.5

Smoking status

 Never/ex-smokers

3281

132.8

128.4

137.5

1487

191.2

181.7

201.1

1.32

1.24

1.41

58.3

 Current smoker

843

151.1

141.2

161.6

249

203.2

179.5

230.1

1.29

1.11

1.50

52.2

Alcohol consumption

 Never/ex-drinkers

834

112.3

104.9

120.2

283

206.7

183.9

232.2

1.77

1.53

2.05

94.4

 Current drinkers (1–9 units/week)

1716

132.6

126.5

139.1

601

184.2

170.1

199.5

1.29

1.17

1.42

51.6

 Current drinkers (≥10 units/week)

1574

158.7

151.1

166.8

852

194.9

182.2

208.4

1.21

1.11

1.32

36.2

Body mass index

 Normal

943

117.4

110.1

125.1

201

157.8

137.4

181.1

1.34

1.14

1.57

40.4

 Underweight

18

67.5

42.5

107.2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 Overweight

1659

146.5

139.6

153.7

696

196.5

182.4

211.6

1.33

1.21

1.45

50.0

 Obese

1068

170.0

160.1

180.5

712

204.2

189.7

219.7

1.23

1.11

1.35

34.1

 Missing

436

99.6

90.7

109.4

126

189.5

159.1

225.6

1.71

1.37

2.14

89.8

Comorbidities

 Congestive heart disease

443

174.2

158.7

191.2

253

227.6

201.2

257.5

1.26

1.07

1.47

53.4

 Diabetes

946

343.6

322.4

366.2

514

349.4

320.4

380.9

1.05

0.94

1.74

5.8

 Hypertension

1347

173.4

164.4

183.0

852

206.8

193.4

221.2

1.18

1.09

1.29

33.4

 Chronic renal disease

122

106.3

89.0

127.0

129

149.5

125.8

177.7

1.41

1.10

1.81

43.2

 Depression

872

168.5

157.7

180.0

381

216.1

195.4

238.9

1.26

1.11

1.43

47.6

  1. ED erectile dysfunction, CI confidence interval
  2. aMutually adjusted unless stratified
  3. bPer 10,000 person-years