Table 1.
General characteristics of included participants (n = 2394) by the presence or absence of erectile dysfunction in the NHANES 2001-2004.
| Characters | Total | NO (N=1489) |
YES (N=905) |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age(years) | 54.8 ± 11.4 | 51.3 ± 9.3 | 64.1 ± 11.4 | <0.001 |
| ≤50 | 43.5 (40.3-46.7) | 55.1 (51.4-58.8) | 12.6 (9.5-16.4) | |
| >50 | 56.5 (53.3-59.7) | 44.9 (41.2-48.6) | 87.4 (83.6-90.5) | |
| Race/ethnicity | 0.469 | |||
| Mexican American | 4.6 (3.2-6.7) | 4.8 (3.5-6.5) | 4.3 (2.2-8.1) | |
| Other Hispanic | 3.7 (2.1-6.4) | 3.2 (1.9-5.5) | 4.8 (2.1-10.4) | |
| Non-Hispanic White | 80.1 (76.1-83.7) | 80.3 (76.2-83.8) | 79.8 (74.3-84.4) | |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 8.7 (7-10.9) | 8.9 (7.2-11) | 8.3 (6.3-10.9) | <0.001 |
| Other Racea | 2.8 (2-4) | 2.8 (1.7-4.6) | 2.8 (1.7-4.5) | |
| Education level | 0.021 | |||
| Less than high school | 15.5 (13.5-17.7) | 11.6 (9.8-13.7) | 25.9 (21.6-30.6) | |
| High school | 25.7 (23.8-27.7) | 26.9 (24.4-29.6) | 22.3 (18.9-26.2) | |
| More than high school | 58.9 (55.5-62.1) | 61.5 (58.2-64.7) | 51.8 (47.5-56.2) | |
| Marital status | <0.001 | |||
| Married/Living with partners | 5.9 (4.5-7.7) | 6.7 (5.1-8.8) | 3.8 (2.4-6) | |
| Widowed/Divorced/Separated | 79.1 (76.5-81.4) | 78.7 (75.6-81.4) | 80.1 (76.6-83.2) | |
| Never married | 15 (13.1-17.2) | 14.6 (12.1-17.6) | 16.1 (13.7-18.8) | |
| Family poverty ratio | <0.001 | |||
| <1.3 | 12.8 (10.8-14.9) | 11.4 (9.7-13.5) | 16.2 (12.5-20.9) | |
| 1.3-3.5 | 30.9 (28.7-33.3) | 28.1 (25.2-31.2) | 38.4 (34.3-42.8) | |
| ≥3.5 | 51.4 (47.8-54.9) | 55.8 (51.9-59.5) | 39.8 (34.8-44.9) | |
| Not recorded | 4.9 (3.8-6.4) | 4.7 (3.4-6.4) | 5.6 (3.7-8.2) | |
| Hypertension | <0.001 | |||
| No | 64.6 (60.9-68) | 71.3 (66.4-75.7) | 46.8 (44-49.7) | |
| Yes | 35.4 (32-39.1) | 28.7 (24.3-33.6) | 53.2 (50.3-56) | |
| Diabetes | <0.001 | |||
| No | 87.1 (85.5-88.6) | 92 (90.3-93.4) | 74.2 (70.9-77.2) | |
| Yes | 12.9 (11.4-14.5) | 8 (6.6-9.7) | 25.8 (22.8-29.1) | |
| CVD | <0.001 | |||
| No | 86.6 (84.4-88.5) | 91.6 (89.7-93.2) | 73.2 (69.1-76.9) | |
| Yes | 13.4 (11.5-15.6) | 8.4 (6.8-10.3) | 26.8 (23.1-30.9) | |
| High cholesterol | <0.001 | |||
| No | 52.9 (49.8-56) | 55.1 (51.8-58.3) | 47.1 (42.8-51.5) | |
| Yes | 47.1 (44-50.2) | 44.9 (41.7-48.2) | 52.9 (48.5-57.2) | |
| Smoking | <0.001 | |||
| Never | 37.7 (34.6-40.9) | 40.7 (36.9-44.6) | 29.9 (26.4-33.7) | |
| Current | 23.6 (21.4-25.9) | 24.8 (22.5-27.4) | 20.3 (16.1-25.3) | |
| Former | 38.7 (36.2-41.2) | 34.5 (31.2-37.8) | 49.8 (45.2-54.4) | |
| Alcohol intaking | <0.001 | |||
| No | 25 (21.3-29.1) | 22.7 (19-27) | 31 (26.3-36.2) | |
| Yes | 75 (70.9-78.7) | 77.3 (73-81) | 69 (63.8-73.7) | |
| Physical activity | 0.004 | |||
| Inactive | 34.3 (31.6-37.2) | 30.8 (27.6-34.3) | 43.6 (39.3-48.1) | |
| Moderate | 32.7 (30.6-34.9) | 30.8 (28.2-33.6) | 37.6 (34-41.4) | |
| Vigorous | 33 (30.3-35.7) | 38.3 (35.2-41.5) | 18.7 (15.4-22.6) | |
| BMI | <0.001 | |||
| <25 | 22.4 (19.7-25.4) | 22.7 (19-26.8) | 21.8 (18.9-25.1) | |
| 25-29.99 | 45 (42.7-47.4) | 46.6 (43.7-49.5) | 41 (37-45) | |
| ≥30 | 31.6 (29.2-34) | 30.1 (26.9-33.5) | 35.5 (31.3-39.9) | |
| Not recorded | 1 (0.6-1.6) | 0.7 (0.3-1.4) | 1.7 (0.9-3.3) | |
| PAD | <0.001 | |||
| No | 95 (93.9-96) | 97.4 (96.3-98.3) | 88.6 (85.7-91) | |
| Yes | 5 (4-6.1) | 2.6 (1.7-3.7) | 11.4 (9-14.3) |
Values are weighted mean ± SD or weighted % (95% confidence interval). P values are weighted. aOther races include American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, and multiracial persons.
BMI, body mass index; CVD, cardiovascular disease; NHANES, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; PAD, peripheral arterial disease.