Prevalence, Comorbidities, and Risk Factors of Erectile Dysfunction: Results from a Prospective Real-World Study in the United Kingdom
Table 5
Healthcare resource utilization in men with ED and men without ED in the past 12 months.
Visits to HCPs
ED status
Two-sided value
ED (n = 5,185)
No ED (n = 7,305)
Physician/nurse practitioner visits for any reason, n (%)
<0.001
No visits
1,083 (20.9)
2,921 (40.0)
1 or more visits
4,094 (79.0)
4,377 (59.9)
Visits to cardiologist, n (%)†
<0.001
No visits
3,794 (92.5)
4,259 (97.2)
1 or more visits
307 (7.5)
121 (2.8)
Physician/nurse visits for CVD check-up, n (%)†
<0.001
No visits
3,364 (82.1)
4,009 (91.5)
1 or more visits
733 (17.9)
371 (8.5)
Pharmacist visits for any reason, n (%)
<0.001
No visits
3,074 (59.3)
5,002 (68.5)
1 or more visits
2,111 (40.7)
2,303 (31.5)
Pharmacist visits for sexual functioning discussions, n (%)§
<0.001
No visits
1,794 (85.1)
2,211 (96.1)
1 or more visits
314 (14.9)
90 (3.9)
Numbers for some variables may not be added to the total sample due to missing data. CVD, cardiovascular disease; ED, erectile dysfunction; HCP, healthcare provider. †The items on visits to cardiologists and for CVD check-ups were only asked of the subset of men who reported ≥1 visit to a physician/nurse practitioner for any reason. §The item on visits for sexual functioning discussions was only asked of the subset of men who reported ≥1 visit to a pharmacist for any reason.
