Prevalence and correlates of erectile dysfunction in Salvador, northeastern Brazil: a population-based study.

• Autor(a) principal: Moreira Júnior, Edson Duarte
• Data de Publicação: 2002
• Outros Autores: Lôbo, Carlos Fernando Lisboa, Villa, Marco, Nicolosi, Alfredo, Glasser, Dale B
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da FIOCRUZ (ARCA)
• DOI: 10.1038=sj.ijir.3900892
• Texto Completo: https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/4222
• topic: Erectile dysfunction; Epidemiology; Prevalence; Risk factors; Brazil; Disfunção Erétil/epidemiologia; Adulto; Idoso; Brasil/epidemiologia; Estudos Transversais; Disfunção Erétil/complicações; Disfunção Erétil/psicologia; Humanos; Meia-Idade; Análise Multivariada; Aceitação pelo Paciente de Cuidados de Saúde; Prevalência

Our objectives were to determine the prevalence of erectile dysfunction (ED) in Brazil and to explore potential sociodemographic, medical, and lifestyle correlates. A cross-sectional, population-based, household survey was conducted in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Cluster samples of representative households were randomly selected for interviews. Of 654 eligible subjects, 602 (92%) participated. A structured questionnaire was administered by trained interviewers. ED was categorized as 'none', 'mild', 'moderate', or 'severe' according to the ability to 'attain and/or maintain an erection satisfactory for sexual intercourse'. All data were obtained by self-report. The age-adjusted prevalence of ED was 39.5% (minimal 25.1%, moderate 13.1%, severe 1.3%). Prevalence and severity increased with age. Having never been married, diabetes, depression, or prostate disease and current depressive or lower urinary tract symptoms were significantly (P<0.05) associated with increased prevalence. Medical, sociodemographic, and lifestyle variables associated with ED may alert physicians to patients at risk for ED and offer insight to its etiology.