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Association between Erectile Dysfunction and Obesity

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  • Heitor Zancheta de Andrade
  • Caio Eduardo Gullo
  • Moacir Fernandes de Godoy
  • Thiago da Silveira Antoniassi
  • Luis Cesar Fava Spessoto
  • Fernando Nestor Facio Junior

Abstract

There are several risk factors associated with erectile dysfunction (ED) and so it is important to identify them to improve the therapeutic approach. The objective of this study was to evaluate the association between obesity and ED. In this prospective cross-sectional observational study, the IIEF questionnaire was used to evaluate erectile function. The total sample of 38 subjects was divided into two groups; 23 obese individuals (BMI ≥30) with a mean BMI of 46.07, and 15 non-obese subjects (BMI

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  • Heitor Zancheta de Andrade & Caio Eduardo Gullo & Moacir Fernandes de Godoy & Thiago da Silveira Antoniassi & Luis Cesar Fava Spessoto & Fernando Nestor Facio Junior, 2017. "Association between Erectile Dysfunction and Obesity," International Journal of Sciences, Office ijSciences, vol. 6(10), pages 43-45, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:adm:journl:v:6:y:2017:i:10:p:43-45
    DOI: 10.18483/ijSci.1451
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