Rigiscan Evaluation of Men with Diabetes Mellitus and Erectile Dysfunction and Correlation with Diabetes Duration, Age, BMI, Lipids and HbA1c.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to investigate differences between patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction (ED) evaluated with Rigiscan and if there were a correlation to age, duration of diabetes, BMI, sex hormones, lipids and HbA1c.

Research design and methods

A retrospective study on patients with type 1 diabetes (n=15), type 2 diabetes (n=17) and a control group (n=31) that underwent Rigiscan examination for ED. Age, BMI, blood pressure, sex hormones, lipids and HbA1c were recorded and analyzed between groups.

Results

Diabetes duration and HbA1C did not correlate with Rigiscan outcome. Rigiscan measures did not differ between patients with type 1 diabetes and control subjects besides from fewer erectile episodes (p<0.01) and lower tu

SUBMITTER: Andersson DP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4505907 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature