In Cho et al., 8 stratifying of the patients according to ED status (normal, mild, moderate and complete) showed a significant trend connecting the severity of ED to the duration of alcohol consumption ( p < 0.001), but similarly using multivariate regression analysis independent predictors for all types of ED: alcohol consumption ( p < 0.05) and exercise ( p < 0.01) were negative independent risk factors of ED.
Three studies showed a significant positive association, 11 , 17 , 20 while one study showed only a weak correlation 8 and one study showed a borderline significant association. 23 In El-Sakka and Tayeb, 11 there was a higher likelihood of 12.2 times of patients with poor glycaemic control to suffer ED as compared with their counterparts with good glycaemic control.
Three studies showed a significant positive association, while one study showed only a weak correlation and one study showed borderline significance.