Table 1.
Characteristics of GERA men
| Characteristic | Control, n = 22,434 | Case, n = 14,215 | Total, n = 36,649 |
| Race/ethnicity, no. participants (%) | |||
| Non-Hispanic whites | 17,995 (80.2) | 11,864 (83.5) | 29,859 (81.5) |
| Hispanic/Latinos | 1,954 (8.7) | 1,016 (7.1) | 2,970 (8.1) |
| East Asian | 1,799 (8.0) | 938 (6.6) | 2,737 (7.5) |
| African American | 686 (3.1) | 397 (2.8) | 1,083 (3.0) |
| Age, y* | 56.1 ± 11.4 | 68.9 ± 10.8 | 61.1 ± 12.8 |
| BMI* | 26.9 ± 4.3 | 27.7 ± 4.7 | 27.2 ± 4.5 |
| Diabetes, no. participants (%) | |||
| Yes | 3,265 (14.6) | 4,240 (29.8) | 7,505 (20.5) |
| No | 19,169 (85.4) | 9,975 (70.2) | 29,144 (79.5) |
| Smoking history, no. participants (%)† | |||
| Never | 12,586 (57.2) | 5,545 (40.7) | 18,131 (50.9) |
| Former | 8,181 (37.2) | 7,235 (53.1) | 15,416 (43.3) |
| Current | 1,220 (5.5) | 841 (6.2) | 2,061 (5.8) |
| EHR diagnosis, no. participants (%) | |||
| Yes | 5,237 (23.3) | 5,591 (39.3) | 10,828 (29.5) |
| No | 17,197 (76.7) | 8,624 (60.7) | 25,821 (70.5) |
| PDE5i prescription, no. participants (%) | |||
| Yes | 6,513 (29.0) | 8,422 (59.2) | 14,935 (40.8) |
| No | 15,921 (71.0) | 5,793 (40.8) | 21,714 (59.2) |
*
Age and BMI are presented as means ± SD.
†
Some participants (n = 1,041) did not have a smoking history.