Alcohol consumption and prevalence of erectile dysfunction in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: baseline data from The Dogo Study

Diabetes mellitus and heavy alcohol consumption are both associated with vascular disease, a category that includes erectile dysfunction (ED). However, the association between alcohol consumption and ED among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus remains unclear. The aim of the present multicenter cross-sectional study was to investigate the relationship between drinking frequency, weekly alcohol consumption, daily alcohol consumption, and ED among Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Source: Alcohol - August 24, 2016 Category: Addiction Authors: Shinya Furukawa, Takenori Sakai, Tetsuji Niiya, Hiroaki Miyaoka, Teruki Miyake, Shin Yamamoto, Kotatsu Maruyama, Teruhisa Ueda, Keiko Tanaka, Hidenori Senba, Yasuhiko Todo, Masamoto Torisu, Hisaka Minami, Morikazu Onji, Takeshi Tanigawa, Bunzo Matsuura, Y Source Type: research