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Table 3 Comparison of the severity of patients with different vascular causes according to IIEF-5

From: Comparison of the simplified International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-5) in patients of erectile dysfunction with different pathophysiologies

Vascular cause n (%)

Severe

Moderate

Mild to moderate

Mild

Median IIEF (IQR)

Arteriogenic

34 (12.9)

80 (30.4)

115 (43.7)

34 (12.9)

13 (10.5, 15.5)

Venogenic

34 (10.5)

106 (32.8)

141 (43.7)

42 (13.0)

13 (11–15)

Mixed vascular

15 (17.9)

39 (46.4)

25 (29.8)

5 (6.0)

11 (8.5-13.5)

Overall

83 (12.4)

225 (33.6)

254 (41.9)

85 (12.1)

13 (11, 15)

  1. IQR, interquartile range. Data in parentheses are percentages, unless otherwise noted. Severity distribution: χ2 test for all groups, all groups (except for mixed vascular): Pearson Chi-square = 14.351, P = 0.026; Pearson Chi-square = 0.984, P = 0.805 (adjusted α = 0.017), respectively. IIEF-5: Kruskal-Wallis H test for all groups: P = 0.003. Wilcoxon rank sum test for arteriogenic versus venogenic: P = 0.912 (adjusted α = 0.017).
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BMC Urology

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