Erectile dysfunction has often been associated with diabetes mellitus. The study done in the journal of urology, 2006 September; 176(3): 1081 – 5 was to see if this dysfunction could be a marker of diabetes mellitus.
This was using a managed care claim database from 51 health plans and 28 million members in the United States. This involved more than 1.5 million patients.
The diabetes mellitus prevalence rates were 20 percent in men with erectile dysfunction and 7.5 percent in men without erectile dysfunction. With adjustments for age, region and, current diseases, the odds of having diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction was significantly increased.
It was more than twice as likely to have happened in those with diabetes as opposed to those without diabetes. It was strongly so men in 45 years old or younger and likely for a 46 to 65 years old. It was not a marker for men older than 66 years.
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