Hirshkowitz M, Karacan I, Arcasoy M O, Acik G, Narter E M, Williams R L
Department of Psychiatry, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
Urology. 1990 Sep;36(3):232-4. doi: 10.1016/0090-4295(90)80262-l.
Sleep studies were performed on 1,025 patients complaining of erectile dysfunction. In addition to standard measures of sleep stage and nocturnal penile tumescence, respiratory activity was evaluated. The number of episodes of sleep apnea per hour (Apnea Index--AI) was calculated for each patient. The overall prevalence of sleep apnea activity in this sample was: 43.8 percent with AI greater than or equal to 5; 27.9 percent with AI greater than or equal to 10; and 19.6 percent with AI greater than or equal to 15. These results confirm that sleep apnea activity is common in men with erectile dysfunction. This high prevalence also indicates that further study is needed to elucidate pathophysiology of erectile failure in men with sleep apnea.
对1025名主诉勃起功能障碍的患者进行了睡眠研究。除了睡眠阶段和夜间阴茎勃起的标准测量指标外，还评估了呼吸活动。计算了每位患者每小时的睡眠呼吸暂停发作次数（呼吸暂停指数——AI）。该样本中睡眠呼吸暂停活动的总体患病率为：AI大于或等于5的占43.8%；AI大于或等于10的占27.9%；AI大于或等于15的占19.6%。这些结果证实睡眠呼吸暂停活动在勃起功能障碍男性中很常见。这种高患病率还表明需要进一步研究以阐明睡眠呼吸暂停男性勃起功能障碍的病理生理学。
