title: Cardiometabolic risk factors in patients with erectile dysfunction.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  There is an increasing interest in the association between erectile dysfunction (ED) and cardiovascular risk factor. Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is associated with insulin resistance, increased cardiometabolic risk, and coronary artery disease. Our aim was to investigate relationships between epicardial fat thickness (EFT) as a cardiometabolic risk factor and erectile dysfunction.
  
  
  METHODS
  We selected 30 erectile dysfunction patients without comorbidities and 30 healthy individuals. IIEF-5 score was applied to all patients, and IIEF-5 score below 22 was considered as erectile dysfunction. EFT was measured by echocardiography.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Body mass index (BMI) was higher in ED patients than those without ED (28.19 ± 4.45 kg/m(2) versus 23.84 ± 2.36 kg/m(2), P = 0.001, resp.). Waist circumstance (WC) was higher in ED patients than those without ED (106.60 ± 5.90 versus 87.86 ± 14.51, P = 0.001, resp.). EFT was higher in ED patients compared to non-ED patients (0.49 ± 0.09 cm versus 0.45 ± 0.03 cm, P = 0.016, resp.). There was positive correlation among BMI, WC, and EFT. There was negative correlation between EFT and IIEF-5 score (r : - 0.632, P = 0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  EAT, BMI, and WC as cardiometabolic risk factors were higher in erectile dysfunction patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Bozok University, School of Medicine, Yozgat, Turkey.
authors.forename: Serhat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tanik
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Bozok University, School of Medicine, Yozgat, Turkey.
authors.forename: Savas
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sarikaya
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Bozok University, School of Medicine, Yozgat, Turkey.
authors.forename: Kürşad
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zengin
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Bozok University, School of Medicine, Yozgat, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sebahattin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Albayrak
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Bozok University, School of Medicine, Yozgat, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yunus Keser
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Bozok University, School of Medicine, Yozgat, Turkey.
authors.forename: Lutfi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Akyol
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008074:Lipoproteins / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D008074:Lipoproteins