Table 2.

Bivariate analysis of socio-demographic and clinical variables associated with erectile dysfunction among male diabetic patients attending diabetic clinic at MNH

Variable	Number	Prevalence (%) of ED	p-value a
Age group (yrs)
< 30	35	6 (17.1)	<0.001*
30– 44	55	23 (41.8)
45 – 59	113	58 (51.3)
60+	109	85 (78.0)
Education level
None	40	28 (70)	0.16
Primary	152	82 (53.9)
Secondary	82	40 (48.8)
Post-secondary	38	22 (57.9)
Current employment
Peasant	71	51 (71.8)	0.03*
Government	38	19 (50.0)
Private	57	28 (49.1)
Self-employment	114	58 (50.9)
Others	32	16 (50.0)
Duration DM(years)
< 10	180	83 (46.1)	0.001*
10 – 19	106	70 (66.0)
> 20	26	19 (73.1)
Type of diabetes
T1DM	61	14 (23.0)	<0.001*
T2DM	251	158 (62.9)
H/o smoking
Never smoked	252	131 (52)	0.02*
Ever smoked	60	41 (68.3)
H/o alcohol
Never drunk	182	92 (50.5)	0.05*
Ever drunk	130	80 (61.5)
Hypertensive**
No	154	68 (44.2)	<0.001*
Yes	158	104 (65.8)
H/o stroke
No	291	155 (53.3)	0.01*
Yes	21	17 (81.0)
H/o p/neuropathy
No	146	59 (40.4)	<0.001*
Yes	166	113 (68.1)
TOTAL	312	117 (55.1)

^aX² test

^*p<0.05

^**20 patients were diagnosed with ↑BP during the study