Erectile Dysfunction—An Observable Marker of Diabetes Mellitus? A Large National Epidemiological Study

Abstract

Men with erectile dysfunction were more than twice as likely to have diabetes mellitus as men without erectile dysfunction. Erectile dysfunction is an observable marker of diabetes mellitus, strongly so for men 45 years old or younger and likely for men 46 to 65 years old, but it is not a marker for men older than 66 years.