Poststroke Erectile Dysfunction in Cameroon: Prevalence, Associated Factors, and Quality of Life

Table 3

Clinical and paraclinical characteristics of stroke patients.

	Stroke ED+ (%) ()	Stroke ED- (%) ()	OR (95% CI)	value
NHISS
<15	23 (41.1)	12 (38.7)	1.1 (0.45–2.7)	0.999
≥15	33 (58.9)	19 (61.3)	0.9 (0.37–2.22)
Systolic BP
≤140	12 (21.4)	7 (22.6)	0.9 (0.33–2.69)	0.999
>140	44 (76.6)	24 (77.4)	1.1 (0.37–3.08)
Blood sugar
≤1.26	19 (33.9)	13 (41.9)	0.7 (0.30–1.75)	0.493
>1.26	37 (66.1)	18 (58.1)	1.4 (0.57–3.47)
BMI
18–25	23 (41.1)	18 (58.1)	0.5 (0.21–1.23)	0.179
25-30	27 (48.2)	7 (22.6)	3.2 (1.18–8.61)	0.023
>30	6 (10.7)	6 (19.4)	0.5 (0.15–1.71)	0.334
Hemiplegia/paresis
Left	16 (28.6)	15 (48.4)	0.4 (0.17–1.06)	0.101
Right	29 (51.8)	10 (32.3)	2.3 (0.9–5.65)	0.115
Stroke type
Ischemic	40 (71.4)	18 (58.1)	1.8 (0.72–4.53)	0.240
Hemorrhagic	16 (28.6)	13 (41.9)	0.6 (0.22–1.39)

BMI: body mass index; BP: blood pressure; ND: neurological deficit; NIHSS: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale.