| Literature DB >> 19242481 |
Y-G Cho1, H-J Song, S-K Lee, S-N Jang, J-Y Jeong, Y-H Choi, K-S Hong, M-G Choi, S-H Kang, J-H Kang, D-H Kim, I Caterson.
Abstract
The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between body fat mass (BFM) and erectile dysfunction (ED) in Korean men. This study was a cross-sectional study using data on 208 men (the mean age=67.4+/-8.2). ED was diagnosed by the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF)-5 and body fat percentage (BF%) was quantified with bioelectrical impedance. BF% was divided into quintiles (quintile 1: < or =20.5%, quintile 2: 20.6-23.2%, quintile 3: 23.3-25.8%, quintile 4: 25.9-28.8%, quintile 5: > or =28.9%). Using subjects with quintile 3 of BF% as reference, the adjusted odds ratios of subjects with the lowest quintile of BF% and with the highest quintile were 9.29 (95% CI: 2.29-37.72) and 4.99 (95% CI: 1.37-18.09), respectively. This study showed that BFM and ED had a U-shaped relationship in Korean men. These findings suggest that not only obesity but also a low BFM may be a risk factor of ED in Asians.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID： 19242481 DOI： 10.1038/ijir.2009.8
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Impot Res ISSN： 0955-9930 Impact factor: 2.896