Prevalence and risk factors associated with erectile dysfunction among Bahraini men with diabetes mellitus

Abstract EN

Background and objectives: Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a common complication in diabetes mellitus, affecting >50 % of men with diabetes, worldwide.

This study assessed the prevalence and risk factors associated with ED in Bahraini men with type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus attending the Central diabetic or the Non-communicable disease (NCD) clinic in Primary Health Centers (PHC) in Bahrain.

Methods: Across-sectional study was conducted in men with type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus attending the Central diabetic or the NCD clinic in the PHCs in Bahrain, from June 2013 to September 2013.

The study included 86 married diabetic participants.

A modified Arabic version of the International Index of Erection Function was used in this study.

Data were analyzed using SPSS 16 and P< 0.05 was considered statistically significant.

Results: Mean age of the participants was 53.47±9.57 years and the overall prevalence of ED was 74.4 %.

The prevalence and severity of ED increased with age, from 55.6 % in patients <40 years of age to 83.3 % m patients aged 60-69 years (P=0.028).

A significant relationship was found etween ED and duration of diabetes, hypertension, and coronary heart disease (P<0.05).

However, no significant relation was observed between the prevalence of ED and glycemic control, body mass index, dyslipidemia, and diabetes-related complications (P>0.05).

Conclusion: ED is highly prevalent among Bahraini men with diabetes and increases with age and duration of diabetes.