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The relationship between body fat mass and erectile dysfunction in Korean men: Hallym Aging Study.
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International journal of impotence research [Int J Impot Res] 2009 May-Jun; Vol. 21 (3), pp. 179-86. Date of Electronic Publication: 2009 Feb 26. - Publication Year :
- 2009
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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.
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- Aged
Anthropometry
Body Mass Index
Electric Impedance
Erectile Dysfunction complications
Health Status
Health Surveys
Hemodynamics physiology
Humans
Korea epidemiology
Lipids blood
Logistic Models
Male
Middle Aged
Obesity complications
Obesity epidemiology
Odds Ratio
Surveys and Questionnaires
Adiposity physiology
Aging physiology
Erectile Dysfunction epidemiology
Erectile Dysfunction physiopathology
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1476-5489
- Volume :
- 21
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- International journal of impotence research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 19242481
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/ijir.2009.8