title: Erectile dysfunction, vascular risk, and cognitive performance in late middle age.
abstract: Vascular disease is the most common etiology of erectile dysfunction (ED). Men with ED are at a 65% increased relative risk of developing coronary heart disease and a 43% increased risk of stroke within 10 years. Vascular disease is associated with cognitive impairment; ED-an overt manifestation of vascular dysfunction-could also signal early compromised cognition. We sought to determine whether cognitive differences existed between men with ED and healthy peers. Our sample consisted of 651 men (ages 51-60 years) from the Vietnam Era Twin Study of Aging. ED was associated with poorer cognitive performance, particularly on attention-executive-psychomotor speed tasks. ED remained significantly associated with cognition after inclusion of other cardiovascular risk factors (including hypertension, high cholesterol, body mass index, and smoking). These findings underscore the importance of further study of ED as a predictor of cognitive and cardiovascular health. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2014 APA, all rights reserved).
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology.
authors.forename: Caitlin S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Ohio University.
authors.forename: Michael D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Grant
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology.
authors.forename: Tyler A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Zink
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of California.
authors.forename: Matthew S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Panizzon
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of California.
authors.forename: Carol E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Franz
authors.affiliation: Biomedical Genetics, Boston University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Mark W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Logue
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of California.
authors.forename: Richard L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Hauger
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of California.
authors.forename: William S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Kremen
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology.
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Lyons
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018570:Risk Assessment