• PMID: 22973171
• Gene Name: CRP
• Condition: Erectile dysfunction
• Association: Chronic inflammation found in patients with ED might explain the association between ED and metabolic�syndrome
• Population size: 65
• Population details: 65 (37 with erectile dysfunction, 28 healthy controls)
• Sex: Male
• Infertility type: Male infertility
• Other associated phenotypes: Erectile dysfunction

Metabolic syndrome, hormone levels, and inflammation in patients with erectile dysfunction

Arrabal-Polo M�, Arias-Santiago S, L�pez-Carmona Pintado F, Merino-Salas S, Lahoz-Garc�a C, Zuluaga-G�mez A, Arrabal-Martin M.

BACKGROUND: The end point of this study was to investigate the prevalence of MS in patients with ED in comparison with control subjects and to analyse the association with acute phase reactants (CRP, ESR) and hormone levels. METHODS: This case-control study included 65 patients, 37 with erectile dysfunction, according to the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) from the Urology Department of San Cecilio University Hospital, Granada (Spain) and 28 healthy controls. The prevalence of metabolic syndrome was calculated according to ATP-III criteria. Hormone levels and acute phase parameters were studied in samples drawn. RESULTS: The ATP-III criteria for MS were met by 64.9% of the patients with ED and only 9.5% of the controls (P < 0.0001, OR = 17.53, 95% CI: 3.52-87.37). Binary logistic regression analysis showed a strong association between patients with ED and MS, even after additional adjustment for confounding factors (OR = 20.05, 95% CI: 1.24-32.82, P < 0.034). Patients with hypogonadism presented a significantly higher prevalence of metabolic syndrome. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that systolic BP and CRP predicted 0.46 (model R²) of IIEF changes. CONCLUSION: Chronic inflammation found in patients with ED might explain the association between ED and metabolic syndrome. FAU - Arrabal-Polo, Miguel Ángel AU - Arrabal-Polo MÁ AD - Urology Department, San Cecilio University Hospital, Camino de Ronda Street 143, 18003 Granada, Spain. FAU - Arias-Santiago, Salvador AU - Arias-Santiago S FAU - López-Carmona Pintado, Fernando AU - López-Carmona Pintado F FAU - Merino-Salas, Sergio AU - Merino-Salas S FAU - Lahoz-García, Clara AU - Lahoz-García C FAU - Zuluaga-Gómez, Armando AU - Zuluaga-Gómez A