Association of erectile dysfunction with diabetic foot and its outcomes in type 2 diabetic men

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Association of erectile dysfunction with diabetic foot and its outcomes in type 2 diabetic men
Adriana Coppola et al
Hormones (Athens). 2022 Oct 19

Purpose: Erectile dysfunction (ED) and diabetic foot (DF) are common complications in patients with diabetes. However, the relationship between ED and DF has been little studied. In particular, no study has evaluated whether ED is associated with the outcomes of DF. The aim of this retrospective cohort study was to investigate whether ED is a predictor of the outcomes of DF in a large population of men with DF.

Methods: Three hundred and twenty-six consecutive men with type 2 diabetes and a recent and single DF ulcer were recruited and followed up for 41.7 ± 22.7 months.

Results: Among men with DF, 56.1% had ED (ED group) and 43.9% did not (NO ED group). Wound healing rate was significantly higher in the NO ED than in the ED group (90.2 versus 73.3%; p = 0.0001). Minor amputation rate (13.7 versus 4.8%; p = 0.007) and mortality (25.7 versus 0.7%; p < 0.001) were significantly greater in the ED than in the NO ED group. Among 263 patients with healed ulcers, recurrence rate was significantly higher in the ED than in the NO ED group (51.5 versus 26.3%; p < 0.001). Multivariate analysis showed that the absence of ED was associated with wound healing (OR: 0.459; 95% CI: 0.213-0.993; p = 0.048), while the presence of ED predicted mortality (OR: 22.644; 95% CI: 2.976-34.271; p = 0.002) and DF recurrence (OR: 3.498; 95% CI: 1.882-6.499; p < 0.001).

Conclusions: Our data show that among men with DF the prevalence of ED is very high. Moreover, ED may be a strong predictor of wound healing, mortality, and ulcer recurrence.
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