Levels of erectile dysfunction in type 2 diabetes in a family medicine clinic

ABSTRACT

Background@#Erectile dysfunction is a complication of diabetes secondary to vasculogenic and neurological abnormalities. There are limited studies that involve either primary care physicians or clinics pertaining to prevalence and assessment of erectile dysfunction in type 2 diabetes.@*Objectives@#To determine the levels of erectile dysfunction among type 2 Diabetic patients seen at the family medicine clinic of a private hospital@*Methods@#A descriptive, correlational, cross sectional study among 85 diagnosed Type 2 diabetes patients was done. Data were collected using a structured self-administered IIEF-5 questionnaire. The demographic profile was analyzed using means, standard deviation, median and frequency distribution. Correlation of the baseline characteristics and the IIEF-5 scores was done using Pearson’s and Biserial correlation coefficients@*Results@#The participants were of 49 years old on the average, all married with a median monthly family income of 18,000 pesos, and an average body mass index of 28.3. Most of them never smoked (75.3%) while half (58.8%) drink alcoholic beverages. Hypertension history was at 44.7% of the participants. Most of them (67 or 78.8%) had mild to moderate levels of erectile dysfunction, while only 18 or 21.2% had none. ED severity was noted to increase with age, smoking history and income.@*Conclusion@#Majority of the participants have mild to moderate erectile dysfunction. Erectile dysfunction increases with age, smoking history and family income.