Volume : 6, Issue : 5, May - 2017

Erectile dysfunction among diabetic patients attending a tertiary hospital in central India.

Dr. Hemant Waghmare, Dr. Pranjalee Bhagat, Dr. Pranay Gandhi

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;<b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Background</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;&#10;line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-weight:&#10;bold">Erectile dysfunction can affect all aspects of a patient&rsquo;s life including physical, emotional, social, sexual, and relationships. The main aim of this study is to determine the prevalence and determinants of erectile dysfunction among diabetic patients attending a tertiary hospital in Central India<b>. <o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;&#10;line-height:200%"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Methods<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;&#10;line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-weight:&#10;bold">A hospital based cross-sectional study was conducted on 249 male diabetic patients attending a tertiary hospital in Central India from January 1 &ndash; March &nbsp;30, 2017.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;&#10;line-height:200%"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Results:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;&#10;line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-weight:&#10;bold">The mean age of study participants was 43.39&nbsp;years and the mean duration of diabetes diagnosis was 6.22&nbsp;years. The overall prevalence of erectile dysfunction was 69.9%, with 32.9% suffering from mild, 31.7% moderate, and 5.2% severe erectile dysfunction. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;&#10;line-height:200%"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Conclusion<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;&#10;line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-weight:&#10;bold">The prevalence of erective dysfunction in this study population was very high.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>