Department of Urology, Yokohama Shin-midori General Hospital, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
Department of Urology, Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
Int J Urol. 2020 Apr;27(4):339-343. doi: 10.1111/iju.14200. Epub 2020 Mar 7.
To investigate the correlation between the Erection Hardness Score and both erectile function and metabolic and lifestyle factors.
This study included 548 men who underwent a complete standard medical checkup at Yokohama Shin-midori General Hospital between 1 July 2016 and 31 August 2018, and answered the question about erectile hardness. The following variables were evaluated: age, erectile hardness on the Erection Hardness Score, erectile function on the Sexual Health Inventory for Men, current medical history (diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, heart disease, stroke), metabolic risk factors (abdominal circumference, hyperglycemia, high blood pressure, lipid abnormality) and lifestyle factors. First, to examine the correlation between erectile hardness and erectile function, the mean Sexual Health Inventory for Men score by Erection Hardness Score grade was determined for each age group. Then, an analysis was carried out to examine the association between erectile hardness and age, current medical history, metabolic risk factors, and lifestyle factors.
In each age group, a lower Erection Hardness Score grade was associated with a lower mean Sexual Health Inventory for Men score. Lipid abnormality, diabetes and age were independent risk factors for decreased erectile hardness.
Erection Hardness Score is a useful tool that can easily and accurately assess erectile function in the settings of medical checkups and clinical practice. Diabetes and lipid abnormality affect erectile hardness.
探讨勃起硬度评分与勃起功能以及代谢和生活方式因素的相关性。
本研究纳入了 548 名 2016 年 7 月 1 日至 2018 年 8 月 31 日期间在横滨新三泽综合医院接受全面标准体检的男性，并回答了关于勃起硬度的问题。评估了以下变量：年龄、勃起硬度评分的勃起硬度、男性性健康问卷的勃起功能、当前病史（糖尿病、高血压、血脂异常、心脏病、中风）、代谢危险因素（腰围、高血糖、高血压、血脂异常）和生活方式因素。首先，为了检查勃起硬度与勃起功能之间的相关性，按勃起硬度评分等级确定了每个年龄组的平均男性性健康问卷评分。然后，进行了分析以检查勃起硬度与年龄、当前病史、代谢危险因素和生活方式因素之间的关联。
在每个年龄组中，较低的勃起硬度评分等级与较低的平均男性性健康问卷评分相关。血脂异常、糖尿病和年龄是勃起硬度降低的独立危险因素。
勃起硬度评分是一种有用的工具，可以在体检和临床实践中轻松、准确地评估勃起功能。糖尿病和血脂异常会影响勃起硬度。
