Folate: a possible role in erectile dysfunction?

Figures & data

Table 1. Clinical data and hematochemical values of the subjects.

	ED (Group A)	Controls (Group B)	p
Age (years)	52.83 ± 11.89	49.14 ± 13.63	.297
IIEF-5 score	10.71 ± 4.24	23.32 ± 1.33	<.001
Testosterone (ng/ml)	4.46 ± 1.46	4.1 ± 1.84	.45
Vitamin B12 (pg/ml)	393.49 ± 145.07	375.18 ± 120.0.22	.59
Homocysteine (µmol/ml)	13.61 ± 3,55	9.17 ± 2.32	<.001
Folate (ng/ml)	5.11 ± 1.79	7.9 ± 3.55	<.001

Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation.

Table 2. Correlation coefficients of FA concentrations with clinical parameters in ED group (Group A).

	Folate (r)	p
Age	0.225	.290
IIEF-5	0.538	.002
Testosterone	−0.198	.342
Vitamin B12	−0.192	.310
Homocysteine	−0.247	.197

Table 3. Correlation coefficients of FA concentrations with clinical parameters in control group (Group B).

	Folate (r)	p
Age	0.237	.208
IIEF-5	0.131	.475
Testosterone	0.229	.270
Vitamin B12	−0.144	.432
Homocysteine	−0.163	.372