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. 2022 Mar;11(3):397–406. doi: 10.21037/tau-21-953

Table 1. Clinical and laboratory characteristics of study participants.

Characteristics Non-vasculogenic ED (N=79) Vasculogenic ED (N=40) P value
Age (years) 33.18±7.22 41.02±7.42 <0.01
FBG (mmol/L) 4.66±0.98 5.09±1.66 0.08
TC (mmol/L) 3.92±0.81 4.07±0.94 0.37
HDL (mmol/L) 1.14±0.28 1.13±0.21 0.78
LDL (mmol/L) 2.50±0.75 2.61±0.94 0.53
LH (mIU/mL) 4.75±2.48 4.39±2.10 0.43
E2 (pg/mL) 56.59±24.85 54.91±23.99 0.73
Hcy (μmol/L) 16.31±5.23 22.91±5.85 <0.01
Testosterone (ng/mL) 4.31±1.30 3.97±1.05 0.16
PRL (ng/mL), median (IQR) 12.99 (9.67–16.23) 15.13 (11.61–21.35) 0.09
TG (mmol/L), median (IQR) 0.95 (0.64–1.54) 0.99 (0.56–1.39) 0.54
FSH (mIU/mL), median (IQR) 5.00 (3.49–6.80) 4.45 (2.68–5.81) 0.07
Progesterone (ng/mL), median (IQR) 0.87 (0.61–1.17) 0.85 (0.57–1.09) 0.58
HHcy <0.01
   No 48 (60.76%) 5 (12.50%)
   Yes 31 (39.24%) 35 (87.50%)
Trauma 0.51
   No 67 (84.81%) 32 (80.00%)
   Yes 12 (15.19%) 8 (20.00%)
Hypertension (%) <0.01
   No 69 (87.34%) 24 (60%)
   Yes 10 (12.66%) 16 (40%)
Smoking (%) 0.64
   No 54 (68.35%) 29 (72.50%)
   Yes 25 (31.65%) 11 (27.50%)

ED, erectile dysfunction; E2, estradiol; FBG, fasting blood glucose; FSH, follicle-stimulating hormone; Hcy, homocysteine; HHcy, hyperhomocysteinaemia; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; LH, luteinizing hormone; PRL, prolactine; IQR, interquartile range; TG, triglycerides; TC, total cholesterol.