
分析近349.5萬名美國男性,41至50歲男性關聯尤為明顯
貝勒醫學院與休士頓衛理公會醫院等機構分析近349.5萬名美國男性數據,發現勃起功能障礙與心血管疾病發生風險較高相關,41至50歲男性風險比為2.54,但回溯研究無法證明因果關係。
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勃起功能障礙不只是性生活問題,也可能與心血管健康有關。研究團隊透過美國大型電子病歷資料庫TriNetX,針對18至70歲男性的大規模數據進行分析,探討勃起功能障礙、低睪固酮與糖尿病、代謝症候群、心血管疾病、高血壓及肥胖等健康問題的關聯。
勃起功能障礙不只是性生活問題,也可能與心血管健康有關。一項分析近349.5萬名美國男性的研究發現,勃起功能障礙與心血管疾病發生風險較高有關,這項關聯在41至50歲男性身上也很明顯。
這項研究由美國貝勒醫學院(Baylor College of Medicine)及休士頓衛理公會醫院(Houston Methodist Hospital)等機構研究人員共同進行,5月18日刊登於《國際勃起功能障礙研究期刊》(International Journal of Impotence Research)。
研究團隊透過美國大型電子病歷資料庫(TriNetX),針對18至70歲男性的大規模數據進行分析,探討勃起功能障礙、低睪固酮與糖尿病、代謝症候群、心血管疾病、高血壓及肥胖等健康問題的關聯。
研究指出,勃起功能障礙與各年齡層心血管疾病發生風險較高有關。其中,41至50歲男性的風險比(HR)為2.54,達統計顯著。研究也發現,18至30歲男性若同時有低睪固酮及勃起功能障礙,肥胖與代謝症候群風險也高於只有勃起功能障礙者。
研究總計納入349萬4600名男性,對象包括有勃起功能障礙、低睪固酮或兩者兼具者。研究團隊透過年齡分層及傾向分數配對等方式,分析不同族群的代謝及心血管健康結果。
不過,這項研究採回溯性世代設計,分析既有資料中的疾病診斷紀錄,無法證明勃起功能障礙直接造成心血管疾病,也不能單憑這項結果判定個別男性未來發病的機率。
勃起功能障礙可能涉及血管、代謝及荷爾蒙等因素。若男性持續出現勃起困難,不宜只當成壓力或年齡造成,可就醫評估血壓、血糖、血脂及其他可能原因,確認是否伴隨心血管或代謝問題。

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