Prevalence, Comorbidities, and Risk Factors of Erectile Dysfunction: Results from a Prospective Real-World Study in the United Kingdom
Table 2
General health characteristics of men with ED and men without ED.
Variable
ED status
Two-sided value
ED (n = 5,185)
No ED (n = 7,305)
BMI, mean (SD)
27.91 (5.76)
26.91 (5.51)
<0.001
BMI category, n (%)
<0.001
Underweight
76 (1.6)
125 (1.9)
Normal weight
1,382 (28.6)
2,401 (36.8)
Overweight
2,009 (41.6)
2,544 (39.0)
Obese
1,359 (28.2)
1,447 (22.2)
Sexually active, n (%)
<0.001
Yes
3,438 (66.3)
5,050 (69.1)
No
1,617 (31.2)
1,915 (26.2)
Prefer not to answer
130 (2.5)
340 (4.7)
Number of times have sexual intercourse per month, mean (SD)
4.83 (6.67)
6.03 (8.40)
<0.001∗
Median (IQR)
3.00 (0.00, 6.00)
4.00 (1.00, 8.00)
Overall health status, n (%)
<0.001
Excellent
283 (5.5)
891 (12.2)
Very good
1,247 (24.1)
2,398 (32.8)
Good
1,828 (35.3)
2,494 (34.1)
Fair
1,300 (25.1)
1,191 (16.3)
Poor
527 (10.2)
331 (4.5)
Overall level of life stress, n (%)
<0.001
Extremely stressful
286 (5.5)
308 (4.2)
Very stressful
701 (13.5)
839 (11.5)
Moderately stressful
1,662 (32.1)
2,588 (35.4)
Somewhat stressful
1,373 (26.5)
1,942 (26.6)
Not at all stressful
1,163 (22.4)
1,628 (22.3)
Smoking-past week, n (%)
<0.001
0 days
1,950 (37.6)
2,491 (34.1)
1–2 days
301 (5.8)
257 (3.5)
3–4 days
257 (5.0)
204 (2.8)
5–7 days
1,141 (22.0)
1,458 (20.0)
Never smoker
1,536 (29.6)
2,895 (39.6)
Alcohol consumption-past week, n (%)
<0.001
0 days
1,041 (20.1)
1,638 (22.4)
1–2 days
1,930 (37.2)
2,960 (40.5)
3–4 days
1,065 (20.5)
1,295 (17.7)
5–7 days
956 (18.4)
937 (12.8)
Never drinks alcohol
193 (3.7)
475 (6.5)
Exercise-past week, n (%)
<0.001
0 days
1,125 (21.7)
1,414 (19.4)
1–2 days
1,647 (31.8)
2,177 (29.8)
3–4 days
1,314 (25.3)
1,858 (25.4)
5–7 days
1,099 (21.2)
1,856 (25.4)
Numbers for some variables may not be added to the total sample due to missing data. BMI, body mass index; ED, erectile dysfunction; IQR, interquartile range; SD, standard deviation. ∗The two-sided p value shown was generated via a Mann–Whitney U test.
