Table 1.
Patients’ background (n = 292)
| Variables | |
|---|---|
| Age (years, mean ± SD) | 66.2 ± 8.8 |
| Free testosterone (pg/mL) | 7.1 ± 2.2 |
| Exercise habits | 175 (60.0%) |
| Current cigarette smoking status | 64 (21.9%) |
| Alcohol use | 78 (26.7%) |
| Diabetic mellitus status | 91 (31.1%) |
| Patients’ complaints | |
| Physiological symptoms | 245 (83.9%) |
| Psychological symptoms | 97 (33.2%) |
| Sexual symptoms | 244 (83.6%) |
| AMS scale | 36.8 ± 10.0 |
| Physiological domain | 14.4 ± 4.6 |
| Psychological domain | 8.4 ± 3.3 |
| Sexual domain | 14.0 ± 4.2 |
| Decrease in sexual desire/libido | |
| (1) None | 44 (15.1%) |
| (2) Mild | 43 (14.7%) |
| (3) Moderate | 94 (32.2%) |
| (4) Severe | 70 (24.0%) |
| (5) Extremely severe | 41 (14.0%) |
| Frequency of nocturnal voiding | 1.6 ± 1.2 |
| IPSS | 10.2 ± 8.4 |
| SHIM score | 11.2 ± 6.3 |
| Waist size (cm) | 86.8 ± 9.2 |
| BMI | 23.7 ± 3.8 |
| Tchol (mg/dL) | 187 ± 29 |
| TG (mg/dL) | 121 ± 73 |
| HDL-chol (mg/dL) | 56 ± 15 |
| HbA1c (%) | 6.4 ± 3.3 |
Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation or as percentages.
AMS = Aging Male Symptoms scale; BMI = body mass index; HbA1c = hemoglobin A1c; HDL = high density lipoprotein; IPSS = International Prostatic Symptoms score; SHIM = Sexual Health Inventory for Men; Tchol = total cholesterol; TG = triglyceride.