. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Apr 1.

Published in final edited form as: J Sex Med. 2015 Mar 2;12(4):975–984. doi: 10.1111/jsm.12848

Table 5.

Effects of Screening and Treatment on ED and CVD Incidence Over 20 Years

Variable	Number of Patients

Incidence of ED in CVD Population (Number of Men to be Screened)	13,251,356
Proportion of Men with Silent CVD Risk Factors³⁰	0.437
Number of Men Identified with Silent CVD Risk Factors at ED screening	5,790,843
Number of Acute CVD Events Avoided with Proper Preventative care	1,100,260
Potential Reduction in Number of Chronic ED Cases	1,100,260
Number Needed to Screen to Avoid one Acute CVD event	12.04

ED – erectile dysfunction, CVD – cardiovascular disease