Table 3.
Prevalence of erectile difficulties in a representative sample of men aged ≥35 years in Croatia*
| No. (%) of men | OR (95% CI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | with erectile dysfunction (n = 77) | total (n = 615) | unadjusted | adjusted† |
| Age group (y): | ||||
| ≤39 | 7 (5.8) | 120 | 1 | 1 |
| 40-49 | 14 (7.0) | 201 | 1.2 (0.5-3.1) | 3.0 (0.6-14.7) |
| 50-59 | 25 (17.7) | 141 | 3.5 (1.5-8.4) | 6.2 (1.3-29.4) |
| 60-69 | 19 (17.8) | 107 | 3.5 (1.4-8.7) | 6.3 (1.3-30.6) |
| 70-79 | 12 (30.0) | 40 | 6.9 (2.5-19.2) | 10.3 (1.8-60.0) |
| Education: | ||||
| elementary | 16 (10.2) | 157 | 1 | |
| secondary | 39 (12.1) | 322 | 1.2 (0.7-2.3) | |
| higher | 22 (16.2) | 136 | 1.7 (0.9-3.4) | |
| BMI: | ||||
| ≤25 | 10 (6.5) | 155 | 1 | 1 |
| <25-≤30 | 42 (16.0) | 262 | 2.8 (1.4-5.7) | 3.3 (1.1-10.0) |
| >30 | 25 (12.7) | 197 | 2.1 (1.0-4.5) | 4.2 (1.3-13.6) |
| Income (HRK): | ||||
| <1000 | 11 (12.5) | 88 | 1 | |
| 1000-3000 | 30 (19.5) | 154 | 1.7 (0.8-3.6) | |
| 3001-4500 | 13 (9.6) | 136 | 0.7 (0.3-1.7) | |
| >4500 | 21 (9.1) | 231 | 0.7 (0.3-1.5) | |
| Alcohol: | ||||
| once a month or less | 33 (17.7) | 186 | 1 | 1 |
| once a week or less | 12 (9.9) | 121 | 0.5 (0.3-1.0) | 0.3(0.1-1.0) |
| several times a week | 13 (10.4) | 125 | 0.5 (0.3-1.1) | 0.4 (0.2-1.0) |
| every day | 19 (10.4) | 183 | 0.5 (0.3-1.0) | 0.6 (0.4-1.3) |
| Smoking: | ||||
| no | 50 (14.6) | 342 | 1 | |
| yes | 27 (10.3) | 262 | 0.7 (0.4-1.1) | |
| Medication: | ||||
| no | 28 (7.5) | 372 | 1 | 1 |
| yes | 49 (20.2) | 242 | 3.1 (1.9-5.1) | 1.6 (0.8-3.1) |
| Talking about sex with a partner: | ||||
| never | 19 (35.2) | 54 | 1 | 1 |
| rarely | 21 (17.4) | 121 | 0.4 (0.2-0.8) | 0.3 (0.1-0.8) |
| sometimes | 19 (8.7) | 219 | 0.2 (0.1-0.4) | 0.2 (0.1-0.6) |
| often | 16 (7.3) | 218 | 0.2 (0.1-0.3) | 0.1 (0.0-0.3) |
| Traditional sex attitudes: | ||||
| no | 38 (9.5) | 402 | 1 | 1 |
| yes | 39 (18.6) | 210 | 2.2 (1.4-3.5) | 2.8 (1.5-5.3) |
| Physical activity: | ||||
| low | 18 (16.7) | 108 | 1 | 1 |
| moderate | 31 (16.1) | 192 | 1.0 (0.5-1.8) | 1.0 (0.5-2.3) |
| high | 11 (14.5) | 76 | 0.9 (0.4-1.9) | 0.8 (0.3-2.2) |
| intense | 17 (7.1) | 239 | 0.4 (0.2-0.8) | 0.3 (0.1-0.8) |
| Stress and anxiety: | ||||
| low | 11 (8.1) | 135 | 1 | 1 |
| moderate | 41 (10.9) | 375 | 1.4 (0.7-2.8) | 1.4 (0.6-3.3) |
| high | 20 (20.4) | 98 | 2.9 (1.3-6.4) | 2.1 (0.7-6.0) |
*Abbreviations: OR –odds ratio; CI – confidence interval; BMI – body mass index; HRK – Croatian Kuna (€1 = HRK7.4).
†Independent variables that were insignificantly associated with the dependent variable at the level of univariate logistic analysis (unadjusted OR) were omitted from the multivariate logistic analysis (adjusted OR).