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Table 4 Participant identified approaches for management of ED, by ED status

From: Investigating self-reported efficacy of lifestyle medicine approaches to tackle erectile dysfunction: a cross-sectional eSurvey based study

 

No ED (n = 115)

n (%)

ED (n = 375)

n (%)

p value

Stress management

80 (69.6)

133 (35.5)

 < 0.001

Diet modification

56 (48.7)

122 (32.5)

0.002

Weight loss

64 (55.7)

134 (35.7)

 < 0.001

Pelvic floor training

37 (32.3)

75 (20.0)

0.007

Weight training/physical activity

46 (40.0)

86 (22.9)

 < 0.001

Cardiovascular training

39 (33.9)

78 (20.8)

0.004

Reduce alcohol intake

74 (64.4)

107 (28.5)

 < 0.001

Smoking cessation

50 (43.6)

83 (22.1)

 < 0.001

Medications (e.g., Viagra)

75 (65.2)

248 (66.1)

0.86

Vacuum pump training

14 (12.2)

80 (21.3)

0.03

Supplements (e.g., L-Arginine)

10 (8.7)

61 (16.3)

0.04

Testosterone replacement therapy

38 (33.0)

121 (32.3)

0.876

Other

5 (4.6)

30 (8.0)

0.183