Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Postal code 88400, Sabah, Malaysia.
Department of Surgery, Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz, Jalan Yaakob Latif, Postal code 88400, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Obes Surg. 2023 May;33(5):1506-1518. doi: 10.1007/s11695-023-06547-w. Epub 2023 Mar 30.
Obesity is associated with multiple health-related complications and affects various aspects of life, including erectile dysfunction (ED). The aim of this study is to postulate that erectile dysfunction in male obese patients can be reversed following bariatric surgery.
We conducted a non-randomized quasi-experimental study (prospective) between 2 groups, those who underwent surgery with the control group. In this study, the resolution of erectile dysfunction following bariatric surgery comparing with the control group was evaluated in terms of International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) score. IIEF score is taken by delivering validated questionnaire to participants that enrolled in this study, both the control and intervention group.
A total of 25 patients were included in this study, 13 from the intervention group and 12 from the control group. From our study, we evaluated the resolution of IIEF score in both groups. We found that the resolution of erectile function is statistically significant in the intervention group compared to control group. Spearman rank correlation (r) test was performed to identify the correlation between age and IIEF score.
Statistically significant improvements in erectile function were found following bariatric surgery. This is evidenced by the improvements in the IIEF score post-surgery compared to control group.
肥胖与多种健康相关并发症有关，并影响生活的各个方面，包括勃起功能障碍（ED）。本研究旨在假设男性肥胖患者的勃起功能障碍可以通过减肥手术得到逆转。
我们进行了一项非随机准实验研究（前瞻性），比较了两组患者，一组是接受手术的患者，另一组是对照组。在这项研究中，通过向参与研究的患者（包括对照组和干预组）发放经过验证的问卷，评估了减肥手术后勃起功能障碍的国际勃起功能指数（IIEF）评分的改善情况。
本研究共纳入 25 例患者，干预组 13 例，对照组 12 例。我们评估了两组患者的 IIEF 评分改善情况。结果显示，干预组的勃起功能改善情况具有统计学意义，与对照组相比，差异显著。为了确定年龄与 IIEF 评分之间的相关性，我们进行了斯皮尔曼等级相关（r）检验。
减肥手术后，勃起功能得到了显著改善。这可以通过与对照组相比，术后 IIEF 评分的提高来证明。
