Association of Sleep Disordered Breathing with Erectile Dysfunction in Community Dwelling Older Men.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

We investigated the association between sleep disordered breathing and erectile dysfunction in older men.

Materials and methods

We performed a cross-sectional analysis of community dwelling men age 67 years or older enrolled in the Osteoporotic Fractures in Men Sleep Study. Participants underwent overnight polysomnography (2003 to 2005) and completed sexual health questionnaires (2005 to 2006). We defined sleep disordered breathing using the apnea-hypopnea index or nocturnal hypoxemia. Erectile dysfunction was defined using the MMAS (Massachusetts Male Aging Study) scale and, in sexually active men, the International Index of Erectile Function. We used logistic regression to examine the association between sleep disordered breathing and erectile dysfunction.

Resul

SUBMITTER: Bozorgmehri S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5374724 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature