Table 2.
Urologists' theoretical cognition of ED in different groups
| Characteristics | Whether ED is a natural aging process |
Whether to classify ED |
Whether CVD was associated with ED |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (n = 196) | No (n = 207) | Yes (n = 374) | No (n = 29) | Yes (n = 339) | No (n = 64) | |
| Age (years old) | ||||||
| ≤40 | P = .261 | P = .500 | P = .543 | |||
| >40 | ||||||
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | P = .033 | P = .002 | P = .038 | |||
| Female | ||||||
| Professional years (years) | ||||||
| ≤20 | P = 1.000 | P = .494 | P = .816 | |||
| >20 | ||||||
| Educational background | ||||||
| Under bachelor's degree | P < .001 | P = .137 | P = .228 | |||
| Bachelor's degree | ||||||
| Postgraduate degree | ||||||
| Doctoral degree | ||||||
| Level of hospital | ||||||
| Community hospital | P < .001 | P = .357 | P = .204 | |||
| Secondary hospital | ||||||
| Tertiary hospital | ||||||
CVD = cardiovascular disease; ED = erectile dysfunction.