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Revista Costarricense de Salud Pública

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Abstract

ELIAS-CALLES, Lizet Castelo; RICARDO, Jorge Luis Calero  and  DOMINGUEZ, Yuri Arnold. People with erectile dysfunction treated in the consultation of Andrology, Institute of Endocrinology of Cuba, 2009-2012. Rev. costarric. salud pública [online]. 2015, vol.24, n.2, pp.100-114. ISSN 1409-1429.

The sexual erectile dysfunction (ED) is a health problem that affects the life quality of which suffers it, of their couple and of their environment.

Objective:

To determine the association among the grade of severity of ED with factors of well-known risks, associates diseases, clinical, biochemical and hormonal parameters, assisted in the consultation of andrology of the National Institute of Endocrinology (INEN).

Method:

An observational descriptive study was performed, transversal, including 385 patients > 20 years, assisted among 2009-2012. Studied variables: clinical, anthropometrics, biochemical and hormonal. Statisticians: Quarter Chi Test and ANOVA.

Results:

The age stocking was 56, 85 ±8,2 years. The 82,9 % have ≥50 years and 95% suffered some chronic illness. It prevailed the moderate and severe grades of ED (45% and 39% respectively), the diuretics and IECAs were associated to ED (p=0,042) and (p=0,012). The consumption of alcohol was common (69, 9%). The corporal mass index, circumference of the waist, waist/hip index, glycemic, total cholesterol and triglycerides were increased when it was bigger the grade of severity of ED. The total testosterone was inversely associated with a statistical significance (p=0,005). The most frequent associates diseases were: Type 2 Diabetes (p <0,004), High Blood Pressure (p <0,007), Obesity (p <0,005) and Peyronie´s Disease (p <0,017). Conclusions: A directly proportional association between the grade of severity of ED and some risk factors and frequent chronic illnesses was found. This was inversely proportional to the values of total testosterone.

Keywords : sexual erectile dysfunction; not transmitted disease; risks factors.

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