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Erectile dysfunction cannot be used in primary screening of pre-diabetes

Authors: Ettala OO, Korhonen PE, Syvanen KT, Kaipia AJ, Vahlberg TJ, Aarnio PT, Bostrom PJ

Publisher: ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD

Publication year: 2015

Journal:: Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Journal name in source: DIABETES RESEARCH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE

Journal acronym: DIABETES RES CLIN PR

Volume: 108

Issue: 3

First page : E60

Last page: E62

Number of pages: 3

ISSN: 0168-8227

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diabres.2015.02.030

Abstract

We hypothesized that erectile dysfunction is associated with impaired fasting glucose and impaired glucose tolerance and could be used in primary screening of pre-diabetes. Although erectile dysfunction is known to be closely associated with diabetes, we demonstrate that it is not associated with pre-diabetes in 926 apparently healthy men. (c) 2015 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.