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ArticleJournal of personalized medicine2023

A Novel Risk Calculator to Predict Erectile Dysfunction in HIV-Positive Men.

Narcis Chirca, Anca Streinu-Cercel, Marius Stefan, Justin Aurelian, Cristian Persu

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Article in Journal of personalized medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 authors.

Narcis Chirca"Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Str. Vasile Lascar, Nr. 37, Sector 3, 035648 Bucharest, Romania.
Anca Streinu-Cercel"Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Str. Vasile Lascar, Nr. 37, Sector 3, 035648 Bucharest, Romania.
Marius StefanFaculty of Applied Sciences, Polytechnic University of Bucharest, Splaiul Independentei Nr. 313, Sala BN108, Sector 6, 060042 Bucharest, Romania.
Justin Aurelian"Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Str. Vasile Lascar, Nr. 37, Sector 3, 035648 Bucharest, Romania.
Cristian Persu"Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Str. Vasile Lascar, Nr. 37, Sector 3, 035648 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-4530-684X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

HIV infection is considered to be a lifelong medical condition, requiring follow-up and treatment for decades. HIV-positive men are reported to have erectile dysfunction more often than age-matched healthy controls, and improving sexuality is known to potentially improve overall health-related quality of life. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the presence of ED in HIV-positive men and the associated contributing factors and to create a statistical model to assess the risk to develop ED in this population. In a prospective study, we analyzed a group of HIV-positive men in a cross-sectional manner, looking at demographics, blood test results, and smoking habits. Data were statistically analyzed using the Kruskal-Wallis test. In our series, the overall incidence of ED was 48.5%, increasing with age. Our analysis showed no correlation with blood sugar level, but a very strong correlation with total serum lipids. We were able to develop and validate a risk calculator for ED in HIV-positive men.

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erectile dysfunctionHIV infectionIIEFQoLrisk calculatorsexual disorders

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PMID37109065
PMCPMC10140986

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