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. 2024 Aug 30;43(1):239–248. doi: 10.5534/wjmh.240137

Table 2. Risk factors.

EHS ≤2 EHS ≥3 p-value Odds ratio 95% confidence interval
Lower Upper
Diabetes 17.8 6.7 <0.001 3.04 2.513 3.677
Obesity 26.4 21.0 <0.001 1.35 1.161 1.569
Cardiovascular disease 7.7 2.9 <0.001 2.748 2.085 3.623
Hypertension 38.4 21.0 <0.001 2.352 2.045 2.704
Hyperlipidemia 12.7 10.1 0.012 1.292 1.057 1.58
Smoking (including history) 47.0 42.0 0.002 1.228 1.077 1.401
Chronic kidney disease 3.2 1.2 <0.001 2.741 1.802 4.171
Lower urinary tract symptom 16.5 6.0 <0.001 3.093 2.538 3.769
Neurological disease (cerebral infarction or hemorrhage, Parkinson disease, etc.) 5.1 2.0 <0.001 2.648 1.895 3.701
Pelvic trauma, Spinal cord injury 2.4 1.4 0.011 1.785 1133 2.814
Surgery in the pelvis 4.6 1.0 <0.001 4.656 3.145 6.891
Mental illness (depression, anxiety disorder, panic disorder, etc.) 7.0 7.0 0.974 1.004 0.777 1.298
Sleep apnea syndrome 12.4 8.7 <0.001 1.49 1.213 1.829

EHS: Erection Hardness Score.