Prevalence and risk factors for erectile dysfuntion in primary care: results of a Korean study
- Authors
- Cho, BL; Kim, YD; Choi, YS; Hong, MH; Seo, HG; Lee, SY; Shin, HC; Kim, CH; Moon, YS; Cha, HS; Kim, BS
- Issue Date
- 10월-2003
- Publisher
- NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
- Keywords
- prevalence; erectile dysfunction; risk factor; primary care
- Citation
- INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF IMPOTENCE RESEARCH, v.15, no.5, pp.323 - 328
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF IMPOTENCE RESEARCH
- Volume
- 15
- Number
- 5
- Start Page
- 323
- End Page
- 328
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/124350
- DOI
- 10.1038/sj.ijir.3901022
- ISSN
- 0955-9930
- Abstract
- In order to assess the prevalence and associated factors for erectile dysfunction (ED) in primary care, a cross-sectional study was undertaken by questionnaire distributed to consecutive adult male attendees at 32 family practices. ED was assessed by the Korean five-item version of the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-5). In total, 3501 completed questionnaires were available for analysis. The prevalence of ED was severe (IIEF-5 score: 5-9) in 1.6% of cases, moderate (10-13) in 10.2%, mild (14-17) in 24.7%, and normal (18-25) in 63.4%. The prevalence of ED increased with age, lower educational status, heavy job-related physical activity, and lower income. ED prevalence was significantly higher in patients with chronic diseases such as diabetes, depression, and anxiety. These results suggest that the age-adjusted prevalence of ED among Korean men can be estimated as 32.2% (95% CI 30.6-33.7). Low socioeconomic status and several diseases such as diabetes, anxiety, and depression, as well as age, were associated with ED.
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