Table 1 Baseline Characteristics
From: Coronary artery flow reserve in diabetics with erectile dysfunction using sildenafil
Patients receiving sildenafil (n = 21) | Patients not receiving sildenafil (n = 22) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 60 (50 – 69) | 62 (35 – 74) | NS |
Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | 27 (24 – 36) | 28 (23 – 47) | NS |
Diabetes type 2 | 17 (81 %) | 21 (96 %) | NS |
Duration of diabetes (years) | 11 (3 – 30) | 10 (2 – 39) | NS |
HbA1c (%) | 7.3 (5.8 – 10) | 8.1 (5.2 – 10.4) | 0.04 |
Hypercholesterinemia | 10 (48 %) | 10 (45 %) | NS |
Smoker | 1 (5 %) | 8 (36 %) | < 0.01 |
Hypertension | 14 (67 %) | 17 (77 %) | NS |
Family history of CAD | 3 (14 %) | 5 (23 %) | NS |
Apoplex or periph. arterio-occlusive dis. | 4 (19 %) | 1 (5 %) | 0.04 |
LV hypertrophy | 11 (52 %) | 14 (64 %) | NS |
Diabetic organ dysfunction | 14 (67 %) | 18 (82 %) | NS |
Vascular ED | 17 (81 %) | 19 (86 %) | NS |
Maximum work load during stress test (W) | 150 (75 – 200) | 125 (100 – 200) | 0.06 |
Max. heart rate at stress test (/min) | 138 (103 – 161) | 140 (109 – 166) | NS |