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Association between metabolic syndrome and sexual dysfunction among men with clinically diagnosed diabetes

BACKGROUND: The worldwide epidemic of diabetes and obesity has resulted in a rapid upsurge in the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS). MetS makes the individual liable to endothelial dysfunction which can initiate sexual dysfunction (SD). This study assessed the association between MetS and SD a...

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Autores principales: Amidu, Nafiu, Owiredu, William KBA, Alidu, Huseini, Sarpong, Charity, Gyasi-Sarpong, Christian K, Quaye, Lawrence
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3733639/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23895401
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1758-5996-5-42
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author Amidu, Nafiu
Owiredu, William KBA
Alidu, Huseini
Sarpong, Charity
Gyasi-Sarpong, Christian K
Quaye, Lawrence
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Owiredu, William KBA
Alidu, Huseini
Sarpong, Charity
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Quaye, Lawrence
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description BACKGROUND: The worldwide epidemic of diabetes and obesity has resulted in a rapid upsurge in the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS). MetS makes the individual liable to endothelial dysfunction which can initiate sexual dysfunction (SD). This study assessed the association between MetS and SD among clinically diagnosed diabetic subjects in Tema, Greater Accra Region of Ghana. METHOD: Sexual functioning was assessed using Golombok Rust Inventory of Sexual Satisfaction in 300 consecutive diabetic men visiting the diabetic clinic of Tema General Hospital between November, 2010 and March, 2011. Anthropometric data including waist and hip circumference as well as blood pressure were measured. The levels of fasting blood glucose and serum lipid profile were assessed. All the men had a steady heterosexual relationship for at least 2 years before enrolment in the study. RESULTS: The response rate was 91.3% out of the 300 subjects recruited for the study. Those with SD were significantly older and had diabetes for a longer period as compared to those without SD. The prevalence of MetS as defined by the various criteria was 78.8%, 43.4% and 51.8% for WHO, NCEP ATP III and IDF respectively. Central obesity (p = 0.0482) and raised blood pressure (p = 0.0309) are the significant MetS components when the studied population was stratified according to sexual functioning. Generally, SD as well as its sub-scales correlate positively with age, blood pressure, duration of diabetes and MetS score. Whereas TC and LDL-c correlated positively with non-communication, TG correlates positively with avoidance and infrequency. CONCLUSION: SD and its sub-scales have a direct relationship with duration of diabetes, blood pressure and MetS score from this study. Central obesity and raised blood pressure seem to be the link between MetS and SD among this clinically diagnosed diabetic subjects.
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spelling pubmed-37336392013-08-06 Association between metabolic syndrome and sexual dysfunction among men with clinically diagnosed diabetes Amidu, Nafiu Owiredu, William KBA Alidu, Huseini Sarpong, Charity Gyasi-Sarpong, Christian K Quaye, Lawrence Diabetol Metab Syndr Research BACKGROUND: The worldwide epidemic of diabetes and obesity has resulted in a rapid upsurge in the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS). MetS makes the individual liable to endothelial dysfunction which can initiate sexual dysfunction (SD). This study assessed the association between MetS and SD among clinically diagnosed diabetic subjects in Tema, Greater Accra Region of Ghana. METHOD: Sexual functioning was assessed using Golombok Rust Inventory of Sexual Satisfaction in 300 consecutive diabetic men visiting the diabetic clinic of Tema General Hospital between November, 2010 and March, 2011. Anthropometric data including waist and hip circumference as well as blood pressure were measured. The levels of fasting blood glucose and serum lipid profile were assessed. All the men had a steady heterosexual relationship for at least 2 years before enrolment in the study. RESULTS: The response rate was 91.3% out of the 300 subjects recruited for the study. Those with SD were significantly older and had diabetes for a longer period as compared to those without SD. The prevalence of MetS as defined by the various criteria was 78.8%, 43.4% and 51.8% for WHO, NCEP ATP III and IDF respectively. Central obesity (p = 0.0482) and raised blood pressure (p = 0.0309) are the significant MetS components when the studied population was stratified according to sexual functioning. Generally, SD as well as its sub-scales correlate positively with age, blood pressure, duration of diabetes and MetS score. Whereas TC and LDL-c correlated positively with non-communication, TG correlates positively with avoidance and infrequency. CONCLUSION: SD and its sub-scales have a direct relationship with duration of diabetes, blood pressure and MetS score from this study. Central obesity and raised blood pressure seem to be the link between MetS and SD among this clinically diagnosed diabetic subjects. BioMed Central 2013-07-29 /pmc/articles/PMC3733639/ /pubmed/23895401 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1758-5996-5-42 Text en Copyright © 2013 Amidu et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Quaye, Lawrence
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title_full Association between metabolic syndrome and sexual dysfunction among men with clinically diagnosed diabetes
title_fullStr Association between metabolic syndrome and sexual dysfunction among men with clinically diagnosed diabetes
title_full_unstemmed Association between metabolic syndrome and sexual dysfunction among men with clinically diagnosed diabetes
title_short Association between metabolic syndrome and sexual dysfunction among men with clinically diagnosed diabetes
title_sort association between metabolic syndrome and sexual dysfunction among men with clinically diagnosed diabetes
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3733639/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23895401
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1758-5996-5-42
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