Table 2. Demographic and clinical results of the groups.
Variable (mean ± standard deviation) Group 1 Patients with MeTS* (n=96) Group 2 Patients with no MeTS (n=189)
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Age (years) 54.1±8.5 53.1±8.4 0.334
Smoking volume (pack/year) 16.6±20.5 13.4±16.5 0.158
BMI (Kg/m2)*** Waist circumference (cm) Patients according to BMI (n, %) Normal (≥24.9) Overweight (25.00-29.9) Obese (30.0-39.9) Morbid obese (≥40.0) 30.7±4.2 110.6±19.3 7 (7.3) 37 (38.5) 46 (47.9) 6 (6.3) 27.4±4.0 99.8±10.4 43 (22.8) 108 (57.1) 37 (19.6) 1 (0.5) 0.001 0.001
Presence of MeTS with None o the components Only a component Two components Three components 4th component 5th component - - - 37 (38.5) 48 (50.0) 11 (11.5) 35 (18.5) 71 (37.6) 83 (43.9) - - -
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Comorbidity (n, %) Diabetes Mellitus Hypertension Coronary artery disease 26 (27.1) 32 (33.3) 16 (16.7) 8 (4.2) 11 (5.8) 7 (3.7) 0.001 0.001 0.001
Serum Testosterone (ng/mL) 3.9±4.4 4.1±1.6 0.158
T / E2 ratio# 0.18±0.19 0.21±0.21 0.361
VAI** 9.3±4.4 4.6±2.9 0.001
IIEF score& Patients according to Erectile function (n, %) Severe (IIEF score = 0–10) Moderate (IIEF score = 11–16) Mild-to-moderate (IIEF score = 17–21) Mild (IIEF score = 22–25) No-erectile dysfunction 13.6±7.7 33 (34.4) 26 (27.1) 23 (23.9) 10 (10.4) 4 (4.2) 18.8±7.9 34 (17.9) 40 (21.2) 34 (17.9) 42 (22.2) 39 (20.6) 0.001 -
Sexual satisfaction 7.4±4.3 7.1±4.2 0.568
Orgasm 6.2±3.5 6.2±3.4 0.872
Desire 6.3±2.7 5.7±2.7 0.468
General satisfaction 5.6±2.7 5.7±2.7 0.925
*MeTS, metabolic syndrome; **VAI, visceral adiposity index; ***BMI, body mass index; #T / E2, testosterone to estradiol ratio; &IIEF, International Index of Erectile Function. *MeTS, metabolic syndrome; **VAI, visceral adiposity index; ***BMI, body mass index; #T / E2, testosterone to estradiol ratio; &IIEF, International Index of Erectile Function. *MeTS, metabolic syndrome; **VAI, visceral adiposity index; ***BMI, body mass index; #T / E2, testosterone to estradiol ratio; &IIEF, International Index of Erectile Function. *MeTS, metabolic syndrome; **VAI, visceral adiposity index; ***BMI, body mass index; #T / E2, testosterone to estradiol ratio; &IIEF, International Index of Erectile Function.