Association of Erectile Dysfunction With Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Increasing Existing Vascular Disease in Male Chinese Type 2 Diabetic Patients

Abstract

Patients were diagnosed as having type 2 diabetes using World Health Organization criteria (9) and underwent structured assessments using the EuroDiab Protocol (10). They were seen in a teaching hospital and tertiary referral center, but the government-funded health care system is such that many patients use the facility as their only source of subsidised medical care. Therefore, the study represents patients of low- and middle-income socioeconomic status.