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Objective@#To investigate the prevalence of erectile dysfunction (ED) in men with pre-diabetes.@*METHODS@#This study included 500 men with impaired fasting glycaemia (IFG), 500 with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), and another 500 with normal blood glucose (NBG), all from Lanzhou. We conducted a questionnaire investigation among the subjects using the International Index of Erectile Dysfunction 5 (IIEF-5).@*RESULTS@#The prevalence rates of ED in the IFG, IGT, and NBG groups were 14.8%, 29.2%, and 33.2%, respectively. After controlling for age, nationality, occupation, education, income, obesity, and blood pressure, the incidence rate was markedly higher in the IFG and IGT than in the NBG group (29.2% and 33.2% vs 14.8%, P 0.05).@*CONCLUSIONS@#The prevalence of ED is higher in men with pre-diabetes than in those with normal blood glucose in Lanzhou.
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Humanos , Masculino , Glucemia , Presión Sanguínea , China , Epidemiología , Diabetes Mellitus , Disfunción Eréctil , Epidemiología , Etnicidad , Intolerancia a la Glucosa , Epidemiología , Obesidad , Epidemiología , Estado Prediabético , Prevalencia , Encuestas y CuestionariosRESUMEN
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To explore the relationship between chronic prostatitis (CP) and prostatic calculus (PC).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>We used transperineal ultrasonography (TPUS) to detect PC in 500 normal volunteers and 491 CP patients, and divided them into a CP and a CP + PC group according to the ultrasonographic results. Then we analyzed the NIH-CPSI scores, duration of symptoms and white blood cell count in the expressed prostate secretion (ESP).</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>PC was found in 19.8% of the normal controls, 5% (5/100), 12% (12/100), 19% (19/100), 27% (27/100) and 36% (36/100) in the 20-30 yr, 31-40 yr, 41-50 yr, 51-60 yr and > 60 yr groups, respectively. In comparison, PC was detected in 42.2% of the CP patients, 15.8% (12/76), 30.1% (69/215), 55.7% (59/109), 66.2% (43/65) and 82.8% (24/29) in the above five age groups, respectively, with statistically significant differences between the control and CP groups (P < 0.01). The CP and CP + PC groups showed significant differences in the duration of symptoms and white blood cell count in ESP (P < 0.01) but not in CPSI scores (P < 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The incidence of PC is higher in CP patients than in healthy men, and it is associated with inflammation, aging and symptom duration, but not with CPSI scores.</p>