Elevated Cardiac Biomarkers, Erectile Dysfunction, and Mortality in U.S. Men: NHANES 2001 to 2004.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The prevalence of elevated cardiac biomarkers and their link to mortality in men with erectile dysfunction in the U.S. population are unknown.

Objectives

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of elevations in N-terminal prohormone B-type natriuretic peptide, high sensitivity troponin (hs-troponin) T, and 3 hs-troponin I assays and their associations with mortality in U.S. men with and without erectile dysfunction.

Methods

We conducted cross-sectional analyses using logistic regression to examine associations of elevated cardiac biomarkers (>90th percentile) with erectile dysfunction in 2,971 male participants aged 20 years or older in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 2001 to 2004. We conducted prospective

SUBMITTER: Selvin E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10328217 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature