title: Associated factors and prevalence of erectile dysfunction in hemodialysis patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The proposal of this study was to determine the prevalence and the associated factors of erectile dysfunction (ED) among hemodialysis (HD) patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  This was a cross-sectional study based on data collected from HD male patients. Clinical, demographic and laboratory data of all patients were collected in three HD clinics from December 2010 to June 2011. Patients answered questions of erectile function domain from International Index of Erectile Function. Data were evaluated by descriptive analysis and by univariate (ULRA) and multivariate logistic regression analysis (MLRA).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Three hundred and five patients participated of the study. The prevalence of ED was 68.19%. ED was associated with diabetes (DM), benign prostatic hyperplasia, glomerulonephritis as cause of chronic renal failure (CRF), smoking habits, lower creatinine levels (ULRA), use of calcium channel blocker (MLRA), aging, lower education level, alcohol consumption, DM (as cause of CRF) and coronary insufficiency (ULRA and MLRA).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  ED was highly prevalent in the HD men. It was independently associated with aging, current use of alcohol, long alcohol use (even for those who do not drink more), lower education level, diabetes as cause of CRF, coronary insufficiency and use of channel blockers calcium.
authors.affiliation: Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Hospital das Clinicas, Federal University of Goiás Medical School, Goiânia, Brazil.
authors.forename: Márcio Rodrigues
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.affiliation: Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Hospital das Clinicas, Federal University of Goiás Medical School, Goiânia, Brazil.
authors.forename: Alexandre Magno Bahiamagno Bahia
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Reis
authors.affiliation: Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Hospital das Clinicas, Federal University of Goiás Medical School, Goiânia, Brazil.
authors.forename: Bruno Paiva
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.affiliation: Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Hospital das Clinicas, Federal University of Goiás Medical School, Goiânia, Brazil.
authors.forename: Viviane Campos
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Ponciano
authors.affiliation: Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Hospital das Clinicas, Federal University of Goiás Medical School, Goiânia, Brazil.
authors.forename: Enio Chaves de
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Oliveira
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000009:adverse effects; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D015995:Prevalence; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D003404:Creatinine