Risk Factors for Erectile Dysfunction in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Diabetes Mellitus

Abstract

To evaluate risk factors of erective dysfunction (ED) and find out incidence in patients with newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus. All patients from Centre for Diabetes with newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus type 2 are involved in study. We have done interview using questionnaire-International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF)-5. Result of IIEF-5 less than 21 was used as bottom line for identification of patients with ED. Newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus type 2 was a case in 243 patients from which 37% of them had ED. Comparing potent man with those with ED there are statistically significant difference according to smoking, duration of smoking, hypertension, body mass index and serum level of glycozated hemoglobin HbA1c. Using multivariate logistic regression model, age was identified as the most significant risk factor. Patients with newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus have high prevalence of ED which can be related with other risk factors such as age of diabetes onset, hypertension, smoking and body mass index.