4289.0: Tuesday, November 14, 2000 - 5:30 PM

Abstract #12724

The Public Health and Clinical Significance of Erectile Dysfunction: Results From the Massachusetts Male Aging Study

John B. McKinlay, PhD, New England Research Institutes, Inc, 9 Galen St, Watertown, MA 02472, 617-923-7747, johnm@neri.org

Objectives: This paper: (i) describes the worldwide prevalence of Erectile dysfunction (ED); (ii) presents age-specific incidence rates for ED in the US; (iii) summarizes some key epidemiologic correlates of ED in the general population; and (iv) considers the possibility that ED may be a biobehavioral marker (sentinel event) of subsequent cardiovascular disease in men. Design and Methods: Clinical, anthropometric, life style and hormonal data are presented from the milestone Massachusetts Male Aging Study (MMAS), a large (over 1000) prospective cohort of randomly sampled community-dwelling, normally aging men. Results: Newly updated US prevalence and (more importantly) age-specific incidence rates will be reported. We also estimate the likely magnitude of ED that will accompany the worldwide globalization of aging. Key correlates (predictors) of incident ED, especially vasculogenic influences, are identified and discussed. Conclusions: ED is a common biobehavioral phenomenon and there are strong physiological and epidemiological reasons for considering it a marker (or predictor) of subsequent cardiovascular disease in men.

Learning Objectives: Objectives: This paper: (i) describes the worldwide prevalence of Erectile dysfunction (ED); (ii) presents age-specific incidence rates for ED in the US; (iii) summarizes some key epidemiologic correlates of ED in the general population; and (iv) considers the possibility that ED may be a biobehavioral marker (sentinel event) of subsequent cardiovascular disease in men

Keywords: Aging, Public Health

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: None
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.

The 128th Annual Meeting of APHA