The relationship between body fat mass and erectile dysfunction in Korean men: Hallym Aging Study.
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.
Cho
Y-G
YG
Department of Family Medicine, Seoul Paik Hospital, Inje University, Korea.
Song
H-J
HJ
Lee
S-K
SK
Jang
S-N
SN
Jeong
J-Y
JY
Choi
Y-H
YH
Hong
K-S
KS
Choi
M-G
MG
Kang
S-H
SH
Kang
J-H
JH
Kim
D-H
DH
Caterson
I
I
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
D008055:Lipids