Table 2

Odds Ratios (95% CIs) for Association of Erectile Dysfunction With Undiagnosed Hypertension, Hypercholesterolemia, and Diabetes Among Men Aged ≥20 Years in NHANES 2001–2004

	Undiagnosed Hypertension (n=2,224)		Undiagnosed Hypercholesterolemia (n=2,287)		Undiagnosed Diabetes (n=1,417)

Characteristic	Unadjusted OR (95% CI)	Adjusted OR (95% CI)	Unadjusted OR (95% CI)	Adjusted OR (95% CI)	Unadjusted OR (95% CI)	Adjusted OR (95% CI)
Erectile dysfunction	2.35 (1.78–3.11)	1.27 (0.87–1.85)	0.73 (0.47–1.15)	0.67 (0.42–1.07)	4.58 (2.54–8.24)	2.20 (1.10–4.37)^a
Age-group, y
20–39 (ref)	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
40–59	2.47 (1.69–3.61)	2.38 (1.55–3.66)^a	1.88 (1.25–2.84)	1.84 (1.24–2.75)^a	8.24 (2.49–27.19)	5.56 (1.78–17.35)^a
≥60	7.29 (4.90–10.84)	7.41 (4.43–12.37)^a	1.12 (0.76–1.65)	1.45 (0.87–2.43)	14.83 (5.19–42.34)	8.70 (2.91–26.03)^a
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic white (ref)	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Non-Hispanic black	1.47 (1.07–2.02)	1.99 (1.34–2.97)^a	0.76 (0.47–1.23)	0.87 (0.54–1.40)	0.78 (0.39–1.56)	1.25 (0.57–2.71)
Mexican American	0.64 (0.41–0.98)	0.90 (0.60–1.35)	0.92 (0.64–1.31)	0.97 (0.65–1.46)	0.25 (0.11–0.58)	0.53 (0.21–1.33)
Other	0.66 (0.34–1.30)	0.92 (0.46–1.85)	1.13 (0.64–1.99)	1.37 (0.77–2.44)	1.21 (0.46–3.15)	2.39 (0.87–6.55)
Physically active	0.99 (0.77–1.28)	0.84 (0.62–1.13)	0.82 (0.59–1.14)	0.84 (0.60–1.18)	0.70 (0.33–1.47)	0.73 (0.35–1.55)
Alcohol use
Never (ref)	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Former	1.57 (0.78–3.17)	1.31 (0.53–3.25)	1.28 (0.54–3.04)	0.90 (0.36–2.26)	1.73 (0.56–5.36)	1.42 (0.47–4.30)
Current	0.85 (0.47–1.51)	0.95 (0.44–2.06)	3.12 (1.57–6.21)	2.48 (1.20–5.10)^a	0.62 (0.23–1.68)	0.67 (0.29–1.55)
Current smoker	0.65 (0.43–0.98)	0.82 (0.50–1.32)	1.59 (1.16–2.18)	1.65 (1.17–2.32)^a	0.57 (0.25–1.34)	1.00 (0.41–2.41)
History of hypertension	n/a^b	n/a^b	1.10 (0.72–1.68)	0.95 (0.56–1.61)	3.88 (2.16–6.96)	1.83 (0.92–3.65)
History of high cholesterol	1.21 (0.87–1.68)	0.71 (0.48–1.05)	n/a^b	n/a^b	2.89 (1.68–4.98)	1.55 (0.81–2.99)
History of diabetes	0.96 (0.46–1.98)	0.56 (0.28–1.14)	0.54 (0.27–1.08)	0.45 (0.21–0.97)^a	n/a^b	n/a^b
History of cardiovascular disease	1.11 (0.45–2.74)	0.59 (0.20–1.76)	1.20 (0.62–2.33)	1.24 (0.60–2.59)	1.48 (0.71–3.07)	0.46 (0.18–1.17)
Family history of hypertension/stroke	0.90 (0.60–1.35)	1.22 (0.76–1.95)	0.75 (0.53–1.06)	0.68 (0.47–0.99)^a	0.93 (0.54–1.62)	0.96 (0.54–1.72)
Family history of angina/heart attack	0.59 (0.38–0.92)	0.68 (0.41–1.13)	1.12 (0.71–1.78)	1.18 (0.74–1.90)	1.36 (0.65–2.86)	1.26 (0.50–3.14)
Family history of diabetes	0.93 (0.74–1.18)	1.02 (0.78–1.32)	1.33 (0.95–1.87)	1.30 (0.92–1.84)	2.24 (1.40–3.59)	2.35 (1.50–3.68)^a
Weight status
Normal weight/underweight (ref)	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Overweight	2.10 (1.45–3.04)	1.75 (1.15–2.67)^a	2.23 (1.51–3.30)	2.17 (1.46–3.23)^a	2.83 (0.74–10.81)	2.28 (0.74–6.99)
Obese	3.11 (2.18–4.46)	2.37 (1.64–3.43)^a	2.79 (1.70–4.58)	2.74 (1.68–4.47)^a	5.98 (1.69–21.10)	3.60 (1.30–9.93)^a

n/a = not applicable; NHANES = National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; OR = odds ratio; ref = reference group.
↵a Statistically significant (P <.05).
↵b Men with previous history excluded.