title: [Correlation between abnormal serum lipid and erectile dysfunction].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To achieve the correlation between abnormal serum lipid and male erectile dysfunction (ED).
  
  
  METHODS
  Randomly selected were 200 male patients abnormal at least in one of the four laboratory items: total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), high density lipoprotein (HDL) and low density lipoprotein (LDL). Their erectile function was evaluated by IIEF-5, and the correlation was studied between abnormal serum lipid and ED.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The incidence of ED was 47% in these patients. Age, coronary heart disease (CHD), high serum glucose, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), drug, hypertension were negatively, while HDL was positively correlated with erectile function. Age, CHD, BPH and TC/HDL ratio were risk factors of ED, while HDL was a preventive one.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Hyperlipidemia is an important factor of ED. HDL and TC/HDL ratio are good predictors of ED.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China. raokeke@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Ke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: Guang-Hui
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Du
authors.forename: Wei-Min
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000453:epidemiology; D050171:Dyslipidemias / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology*; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012307:Risk Factors; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol