Table 2.

Initiation of Discussion and Prescription of a PDE5 Inhibitor Between Groups (N = 120)

CharacteristicTotal
No. (%)
Groups (n = 60 per group)P Value
Control
No. (%)
Intervention
No. (%)
Initiation of ED discussion (n = 120)
    Yes45 (37.5)5 (8.3)40 (66.7)<.001a
    No75 (62.5)55 (91.7)20 (33.3)
PDE5 inhibitor prescription (n = 45)
    Yes23 (51.1)0 (0.0)23 (57.5).022b
    No22 (48.9)    5 (100.0)17 (42.5)
  • ED = erectile dysfunction; PDE5 = phosphodiesterase-5.

  • a χ2 test.

  • b Fisher exact test.