Relation between hypertension and erectile dysfunction: a meta-analysis of cross-section studies
First author:Wang Xiao-yan
Corresponding author:Zhang Yong
2018-06-01
Journal:International Journal of Impotence Research
Publication type: Meta-analysis
IF(IF): 2.896
PMID: 29785046 Link To Pubmed Full text Download
Sources included MEDLINE and EMBASE from 1966 to 2015. The reference lists of the retrieved studies were also investigated, and a meta-analysis were conducted. Eighteen cross-section studies involving a total of 41,943 participants and 10,151 cases of ED were used in this analysis.
The results of this meta-analysis support that hypertension is associated with an increased risk of ED. Further high-quality prospective studies are needed to confirm this observation.
We found that risk of ED was increased with hypertension (summary OR = 1.84, 95% CI: 1.58-2.14, p < 0.000001). Adjusting for obesity, unfavorable lipid levels, alcohol abuse, physical activity, cigarette smoking, educational level and other lifestyle factors, hypertension was also associated with increased risk of ED (summary OR = 1.58, 95% CI: 1.35-1.86, p < 0.00001).