ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION AND ASSOCIATED SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS AMONG PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM ASTHMA
| Autor: | Omer Sultan, Muhammad Khalid, Muhammad Hammad Athar |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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| Zdroj: | Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, Vol 71, Iss 4, Pp 1304-07 (2021) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0030-9648 2411-8842 |
| DOI: | 10.51253/pafmj.v71i4.2904 |
| Popis: | Objective: To determine the frequency of erectile dysfunction among the patients of asthma and analyze the associated socio demographic factors. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Medicine, Pak Emirates Military Hospital Rawalpindi, from Oct to Dec 2018. Methodology: One hundred and fifty seven patients of asthma diagnosed for more than one year by a consultant medical specialist or pulmonologist were included in the study. Erectile dysfunction was assessed by using the International Index of Erectile Function-5 (IIEF-5). Results: Out of 157 patients of asthma, 74 (47.1%) had no erectile dysfunction, 50 (31.8%) had mild, 17 (10.8%) had mild to moderate, 11 (7.1%) had moderate and 5 (3.2%) had severe erectile dysfunction. Mean age of the study participants was 41.74 ± 3.16. Mean duration of asthma among the patients in this study was 5.98 ± 4.38 years. Poly-pharmacy and long duration of illness had significant association with erectile dysfunction (p-value |
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