The relationship between body fat mass and erectile dysfunction in Korean men: Hallym aging study

International Journal of Impotence Research

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 179-185

  Cho, Y G ^a   Song, H J ^b   Lee, S K ^b   Jang, S N ^c   Jeong, J Y ^b   Choi, Y H ^b   Hong, K S ^b   Choi, M G ^b   Kang, S H ^d   Kang, J H ^a   Kim, D H ^b   Caterson, I ^e  

^a Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Hallym University   (South Korea)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body fat mass; Erectile dysfunction; Low body weight; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; ANTHROPOMETRY; BLOOD; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMODYNAMICS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; STATISTICAL MODEL;

LIPID;

ADIPOSITY; AGED; AGING; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS INDEX; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; KOREA; LIPIDS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 67649198982     PISSN: 09559930     EISSN: 14765489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijir.2009.8     Document Type: Article

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