Levels of uric acid in erectile dysfunction of different aetiology

Figures & data

Table 1. Clinical and laboratory features of patients with erectile dysfunction.

	A-ED (n = 85)	NA-ED (n = 95)
Patients data
Age (years)	44 (29–49)	45 (31–50)
Body mass index (kg/m^2)	223.6 (21.2–26.3)	22.9 (19.9–25.9)
IIEF-5 score	9 (1–15)*	15 (2–23)
PSV	16 (7–20)**	43 (32–83)
Laboratory evaluation
Study parameters
Uric acid	5.8 (4.3–7.5)***	4.4 (2.6–5.9)
Other parameters
Creatinine (mg/dL)	0.98 (0.69–1.24)	0.95 (0.63–1.75)
eGFR	111 (63–158)	126 (70–171)
Glucose (mg/dL)	94 (59–101)	91 (50–109)
ALT (U/L)	31 (17–68)	28 (16–73)
AST (U/L)	28 (14–60)	30 (16–68)
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	210 (145–238)	199 (138–222)
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	39 (28–62)	43 (32–76)
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	139 (95–158)	133 (91–146)
HbA1c (%)	5.9 (4.8–6.4)	5.6 (4.6–6.2)
17-β-Estradiol (pg/mL)	28.6 (12.5–45.8)	23.6 (11.8–41.6)
Prolactin (ng/mL)	9.1 (3.1–20.6)	8.8 (3.6–19.6)
Testosterone (ng/dL)	403 (201–570)	445 (222–650)

A-ED: arteriogenic erectile dysfunction; NA-ED: non-arteriogenic erectile dysfunction.

Values are reported as median and range.

* p < .02 vs. NA-ED.

** p < .001 vs. NA-ED.

*** p < .001 vs. NA-ED.

Figure 1. Uric acid concentrations in men with ED-AR and NA-ED. A-ED: arteriogenic erectile dysfunction; NA-ED: non-arteriogenic erectile dysfunction. *p < .001 vs. NA-ED. The upper and the lower limits of the boxes and the horizontal line within the boxes indicate the 75th and 25th percentiles and the median, respectively. The whisker caps indicate the 90th and 10th percentiles. Asterisk indicates statistical significance.