Table 4.
Urologists' treatment of ED in patients with both ED and CVD in different group
| Characteristics | Whether to use a good life style to treat ED |
Which was the treatment method of PDE5i |
Whether to do penile implantation in intractable patients with ED |
Whether to treat CVD in patients with both ED and CVD |
Whether concerning about the use of PDE5i in patients with CVD |
Whether to focus on CVD changes in the follow-up of patients with ED |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (n = 279) | No (n = 124) | On regular (n = 253) | On demand (n = 150) | Yes (n = 226) | No (n = 117) | Yes (n = 355) | No (n = 58) | Yes (n = 304) | No (n = 99) | Yes (n = 367) | No (n = 46) | |
| Age (years old) | ||||||||||||
| ≤40 | P = 1.000 | P = 1.000 | P = 1.000 | P = .055 | P = .897 | P = .009 | ||||||
| >40 | ||||||||||||
| Gender | ||||||||||||
| Male | P = .222 | P = .155 | P = .706 | P = .334 | P = .663 | P = .012 | ||||||
| Female | ||||||||||||
| Professional years (years) | ||||||||||||
| ≤10 | P = .710 | P = 1.000 | P = 1.000 | P = .287 | P = .692 | P = .231 | ||||||
| >10 | ||||||||||||
| Educational background | ||||||||||||
| Under bachelor's degree | P = .075 | P = .507 | P = .445 | P = .621 | P = .573 | P = .101 | ||||||
| Bachelor's degree | ||||||||||||
| Postgraduate degree | ||||||||||||
| Doctoral degree | ||||||||||||
| Level of hospital | ||||||||||||
| Community hospital | P = .036 | P = .253 | P = .734 | P = .032 | P = .337 | P = .002 | ||||||
| Secondary hospital | ||||||||||||
| Tertiary hospital | ||||||||||||
CVD = cardiovascular disease; ED = erectile dysfunction; PDE5i =phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor.