title: Incidence of erectile dysfunction in 800 hypertensive patients: a multicenter Egyptian national study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the incidence of erectile dysfunction (ED), its severity, and other sexual function domains in 800 Egyptian patients with hypertension.
  
  
  METHODS
  All patients completed a detailed questionnaire addressing their general medical history, with special emphasis on hypertension (ie, duration of hypertension, type of antihypertensive treatment, compliance, and presence of any complications). Sexual function was evaluated with the International Index of Erectile Function.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean +/- SD patient age was 59.2 +/- 2.3 years (range 28 to 75). Of the 800 patients, 739 (92.3%) had regular sexual activity (one to two times per week) and 346 (43.2%) had ED. Of the 346 men, 40 (5%), 96 (12%), and 210 (26.2%) had mild, moderate, and severe ED, respectively. A highly statistically significant correlation was found between the duration of hypertension and the duration of weak erections. Only 41 patients (12%) with ED reported receiving erectogenic drug therapy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our results have shown a greater prevalence of ED in the Egyptian hypertensive population. The presence of another risk factor in addition to elevated blood pressure can increase the incidence of ED further.
authors.affiliation: Department of Andrology, Sexology and STDs, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
authors.forename: Bahgat
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mittawae
authors.forename: Abdel Rahman
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: El-Nashaar
authors.forename: Ayman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fouda
authors.forename: Mahmoud
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Magdy
authors.forename: Rany
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shamloul
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004534:Egypt / Q000453:epidemiology; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications*; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires