Figure 3.
LS mean IIEF-EF scores in patients with ED and hypertension, stratified by type of antihypertensive medication, at baseline and following 12 weeks of treatment with vardenafil or placebo. Reproduced with permission from Eardley I, Lee Jay C, Shabsigh R, et al. Vardenafil improves erectile function in men with erectile dysfunction and associated underlying conditions, irrespective of the use of concomitant medications. J Sex Med. 2009.66 In press. Copyright © 2009 Wiley-Blackwell.
*P < 0.0001 for vardenafil vs placebo, **P = 0.1651 for comparison of antihypertensive medication subgroups.
Abbreviations: ACE, angiotensin-converting enzyme; ARB, angiotensin II receptor antagonists; B, beta blockers; C, calcium channel antagonists; D, thiazide or thiazide-like diuretics; ED, erectile dysfunction; IIEF-EF, erectile function domain of the International Index of Erectile Function; LOCF, last observation carried forward; LS, least squares.