Table 2 Associations of erectile dysfunction among the study participants (continuous variables)
Variable | Group with erectile dysfunction (n = 168) | Group without erectile dysfunction (n = 44) | Significance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of respondents | Mean (SD) | Number of respondents | Mean (SD) | ||
Age (Years) | 168 | 55.5 (9.5) | 44 | 48.7 (10.6) |  < 0.001 |
Duration of diabetes (Years) | 144 | 10.9 (7.6) | 35 | 5.89(4.7) |  < 0.001 |
Latest Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dL) | 121 | 139.1 (47.5) | 32 | 160.7 (69.3) | 0.104 |
Latest HbA1C (%) | 86 | 8.3 (1.7) | 22 | 8.8 (2.0) | 0.212 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 101 | 26 (4.9) | 24 | 25.3 (4.1) | 0.523 |
eGFR (ml/min/1.73m2) | 73 | 73.9 (27.7) | 9 | 100.5 (28.1) | 0.008 |
Quality of life domains (SF-36) | |||||
 Physical functioning | 43 | 64.2 (24.2) | 8 | 75 (26.5) | 0.258 |
 Role-physical | 43 | 63.9 (44.4) | 8 | 84.4 (18.6) | 0.040 |
 Role- emotional | 43 | 65.1 (43.1) | 8 | 79.2 (30.5) | 0.389 |
 Vitality | 43 | 51.1 (22.4) | 8 | 63.1 (30.5) | 0.332 |
 Emotional well-being | 43 | 58.6 (24.4) | 8 | 62 (27.8) | 0.723 |
 Social functioning | 43 | 76.7 (23.6) | 8 | 71.9 (39.4) | 0.634 |
 Bodily pain | 43 | 70.1 (28.6) | 8 | 79.7 (30.6) | 0.391 |
 General health | 43 | 49.2 (23.7) | 8 | 55.6 (15.7) | 0.459 |
 Health change | 43 | 44.2 (26) | 8 | 53.1 (28.1) | 0.382 |