Association Between Erectile Function and Biomarkers of Subclinical Atherosclerosis: A Study Based on Middle-Aged Healthy Men from the General Population
Author(s) -
Saad Elzanaty,
Babak Rezanezhad,
Ronnie Willenheimer,
Rasmus Borgquist
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
current urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.476
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 1661-7657
pISSN - 1661-7649
DOI - 10.1159/000442865
Subject(s) - medicine , erectile dysfunction , biomarker , fibrinogen , odds ratio , subclinical infection , apolipoprotein b , population , logistic regression , c reactive protein , body mass index , gastroenterology , endocrinology , cholesterol , inflammation , biochemistry , chemistry , environmental health
Epidemiological studies suggest atherosclerosis as a common risk factor between cardiovascular diseases and erectile dysfunction (ED). We aimed to determine the association between erectile function and the biomarkers of subclinical atherosclerosis in 119 middle-aged healthy men from the general population.
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