Table 1 Characteristics of studied men (n = 253)

From: Deterioration of sexual function is associated with central hemodynamics in adult Japanese men

Variable

n = 253

Age, years

60 ± 16

Height, cm

167.6 ± 6.6

Body mass, kg

64.9 ± 9.6

Body mass index, kg/m2

23.1 ± 2.9

Total cholesterol, mg/dL

207 ± 37

HDL cholesterol, mg/dL

64 ± 16

LDL cholesterol, mg/dL

120 ± 34

Triglycerides, mg/dL

106 ± 57

Glucose, mg/dL

103 ± 19

HbA1c, mg/dL

5.5 ± 0.5

Testosterone, nmoL/L

21.3 ± 7.1

IIEF5 score, points

17 ± 6

Heart rate, bpm

60 ± 9

Brachial SBP, mmHg

126 ± 15

Brachial DBP, mmHg

78 ± 10

Brachial PP, mmHg

48 ± 9

Aortic SBP, mmHg

115 ± 14

Aortic DBP, mmHg

78 ± 10

Aortic PP, mmHg

37 ± 9

Aortic AP, mmHg

12 ± 7

Aortic APHR75, mmHg

8 ± 5

Aortic AI, %

30 ± 13

Aortic AIHR75, %

23 ± 12

Time to reflection, ms

139 ± 18

Smoking, n (%)

16 (6.3)

Medication

 

 Antihypertensive, n (%)

67 (26.5)

 Antihypercholesterolemic, n (%)

34 (13.4)

 Antihyperglycemic, n (%)

14 (5.5)

Medical history

 

 Angina, n (%)

7 (2.8)

 Myocardial infarction, n (%)

3 (1.2)

 Stroke, n (%)

6 (2.4)

  1. Data are shown as the mean ± SD, or frequency counts (%), as appropriate
  2. SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, PP pulse pressure, AP augmentation pressure, APHR75 augmentation pressure corrected by 75 bpm of heart rate, AI augmentation index, AIHR75 augmentation index corrected by 75 bpm of heart rate