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ArticleTranslational andrology and urology2021

Relationship between the risk factors of cardiovascular disease by testing biochemical markers and young men with erectile dysfunction: a case-control study.

Wen-Jing Ma, Mao Qin, Tian-Wei Cui, Xiu-Ping Zhang, Zheng-Hao Ke, Zhen-Kun Pan, Yun-Xiao Gao, Bao-Xing Liu

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Article in Translational andrology and urology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Wen-Jing MaDepartment of Andrology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China.
Mao QinDepartment of Andrology, Chongqing Health Center for Women and Children, Chongqing, China.
Tian-Wei CuiDepartment of Andrology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China.
Xiu-Ping ZhangDepartment of Gynecology, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Third Affiliated Hospital, Beijing, China.
Zheng-Hao KeDepartment of Andrology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China.
Zhen-Kun PanDepartment of Andrology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China.
Yun-Xiao GaoDepartment of Andrology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China.
Bao-Xing LiuDepartment of Andrology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China.
China-Japan Friendship Hospital · CNBeijing University of Chinese Medicine · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundErectile dysfunction (ED) shares common risk factors with cardiovascular disease (CVD), such as diabetes mellitus (DM) and dyslipidemia, but the relationship between the risk factors of CVD in biochemical markers and young men with ED age 20-40 years is not fully clarified.

methodsA total of 289 ED outpatients (20-40 years old) were allocated under ED group, based on patients' complaints and physical examinations. According to the frequency matching ratio of 1:4, 1,155 male individuals (20-40 years old) without ED were set as control group. All participants were tested for lipid profiles including total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), high density lipoprotein (HDL), low density lipoprotein (LDL), blood glucose (BG), homocysteine (HCY), liver function including alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST), and renal function including uric acid (UA) and creatinine (CR). The study was designed to compare the two groups using an established binary logistic regression analysis model. The ED group was then subdivided into a younger ED group (20-30 years old) and an older ED group (31-40 years old) for further comparisons.

resultsAfter comparison, no obvious differences were found in medians of age, TC, TG, HDL, HCY, UA, and ALT in the two groups. Median LDL, BG, and CR were significantly higher and AST was much lower in the ED group (P<0.01). In binary logistic regression analysis, odds ratios (OR) for LDL, BG, CR, and AST were 1.279, 1.237, 1.026, and 0.978, respectively. The sensitivity value and specificity value were 43.25% and 72.56%, respectively. The medians of LDL, TG, and TC were higher and HDL was much lower in the older ED group, as compared with the younger group (P<0.05). No significant differences were displayed in medians of other biochemical markers in the above comparisons.

conclusionsElevated LDL, BG, and CR were related factors of ED in young men. Lipid profile was significantly different between young men with ED aged 20-30 and 31-40 years.

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case-control studyErectile dysfunction (ED)lipid profile

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