title: The relationship between body fat mass and erectile dysfunction in Korean men: Hallym Aging Study.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Seoul Paik Hospital, Inje University, Korea.
authors.forename: Y-G
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: H-J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: S-K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: S-N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.forename: J-Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.forename: Y-H
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: K-S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: M-G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: S-H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: J-H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: D-H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Caterson
mesh_terms: D050154:Adiposity / Q000502:physiology*; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D000886:Anthropometry; D015992:Body Mass Index; D017097:Electric Impedance; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006304:Health Status; D006306:Health Surveys; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D016017:Odds Ratio; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids