Table 2.
Associations of medical conditions with ED risk
| Mild/moderate Erectile Dysfunction | Severe Erectile Dysfunction | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ED Events |
Person- years |
HR* | 95% CI | P | ED Events |
Person- years |
HR* | 95% CI | P | ||
| Arthritis | Yes | 183 | 1,555 | 1.56 | 1.34–1.82 | <.0001 | 37 | 1,456 | 1.20 | 0.95–1.52 | 0.13 |
| No | 2,891 | 15,277 | 1.00 | 205 | 5,294 | 1.00 | |||||
| Chronic musculoskeletal pain | Yes | 104 | 1,179 | 1.35 | 1.11–1.65 | 0.003 | 26 | 1,040 | 1.22 | 0.91–1.64 | 0.18 |
| No | 2,970 | 15,652 | 1.00 | 216 | 5,709 | 1.00 | |||||
| General musculoskeletal complaints | Yes | 369 | 3,414 | 1.36 | 1.21–1.52 | <.0001 | 157 | 6,551 | 1.22 | 1.02–1.45 | 0.028 |
| No | 2,705 | 15,168 | 1.00 | 85 | 2,898 | 1.00 | |||||
| Headaches | Yes | 325 | 2,434 | 1.41 | 1.25–1.58 | <.0001 | 39 | 1,650 | 1.47 | 1.22–1.77 | <.0001 |
| No | 2,749 | 14,398 | 1.00 | 203 | 5,100 | 1.00 | |||||
| Pinched Nerve/Sciatica | Yes | 34 | 308 | 1.50 | 1.07–2.10 | 0.020 | 8 | 309 | 1.57 | 0.98–2.51 | 0.06 |
| No | 3,040 | 16,524 | 1.00 | 234 | 6,442 | 1.00 | |||||
| Atherosclerotic Disease | Yes | 364 | 3,072 | 1.60 | 1.42–1.79 | <.0001 | 55 | 1,851 | 1.60 | 1.35–1.89 | <.0001 |
| No | 2,710 | 13,759 | 1.00 | 187 | 4,898 | 1.00 | |||||
*
Adjusted for age (continuous), race (Caucasian, other), BMI (continuous), diabetes, marital status (current, former, never), smoking status (current, former/never)