Prevalence, Comorbidities, and Risk Factors of Erectile Dysfunction: Results from a Prospective Real-World Study in the United Kingdom
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of men with ED and men without ED.
Variable
ED status
Two-sided value
ED (n = 5,185)
No ED (n = 7,305)
Age, mean (SD)
54.11 (14.49)
46.83 (14.11)
<0.001
Age group, n (%)
<0.001
18–39
914 (17.6)
2,204 (30.2)
40–49
1,019 (19.7)
2,104 (28.8)
50–64
1,672 (32.2)
2,077 (28.4)
≥65
1,580 (30.5)
920 (12.6)
Race, n (%)
<0.001
White
4,777 (92.1)
6,604 (90.4)
Non-white
370 (7.1)
602 (8.2)
Prefer not to answer
38 (0.7)
99 (1.4)
Education, n (%)
0.024
No university degree
2,548 (49.1)
3,541 (48.5)
University degree
2,608 (50.3)
3,691 (50.5)
Prefer not to answer
29 (0.6)
73 (1.0)
Income, n (%)
<0.001
<£50,000
3,882 (74.9)
4,871 (66.7)
≥£50,000
1,070 (20.6)
1,860 (25.5)
Prefer not to answer
233 (4.5)
574 (7.9)
Employment, n (%)
<0.001
Unemployed
2,273 (43.8)
2,121 (29.0)
Employed
2,889 (55.7)
5,108 (69.9)
Prefer not to answer
23 (0.4)
76 (1.0)
Marital status, n (%)
<0.001
Married/domestic partner
3,588 (69.2)
4,539 (62.1)
Not married
1,597 (30.8)
2,766 (37.9)
Current relationship status, n (%)†
<0.001
In relationship, not living with partner
425 (26.6)
643 (23.2)
Not in relationship, have ≥1 partner
266 (16.7)
312 (11.3)
Not in relationship, do not have partner
906 (56.7)
1,811 (65.5)
Current relationship duration, n (%)§
<0.001
<1 year
125 (3.1)
243 (4.7)
1 to <3 years
246 (6.1)
358 (6.9)
3 to <5 years
250 (6.2)
430 (8.3)
5 to <10 years
476 (11.9)
756 (14.6)
10 to <20 years
788 (19.6)
1,318 (25.4)
≥20 years
2,128 (53.0)
2,077 (40.1)
Region, n (%)
<0.001
Scotland
477 (9.2)
618 (8.5)
Wales
277 (5.3)
349 (4.8)
Northern Ireland
94 (1.8)
140 (1.9)
England
4,330 (83.5)
6,192 (84.8)
Other UK regions
7 (0.1)
6 (0.1)
Numbers for some variables may not be added to the total sample due to missing data. ED, erectile dysfunction; SD, standard deviation; UK, United Kingdom. †The item on current relationship status was only asked of the subset of men who reported that they were not married/living with a domestic partner. §The item on current relationship duration was only asked of the subset of men who reported that they were married/living with a domestic partner or in a relationship, but not living with a domestic partner.
