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Table 3 Factors of ED stratified by variables listed in the table by using multivariable Cox regression

From: Posttraumatic stress disorder and the risk of erectile dysfunction: a nationwide cohort study in Taiwan

PTSD

With

Without

With vs. without (reference)

Stratified

Event

PYs

Rate (per 105 PYs)

Event

PYs

Rate (per 105 PYs)

Adjusted HR

95% CI

95% CI

P

Total

5

10,508.98

47.58

3

33,224.39

9.03

12.898

2.453

67.811

0.003

Age group (years)

 20–39

3

4533.90

66.17

0

10,458.58

0.00

∞

–

–

0.995

 ≥ 40

2

5975.08

33.47

3

22,765.80

13.18

6.245

1.198

32.687

0.002

Insured premium (NT$)

 < 18,000

5

10,375.92

48.19

3

32,687.78

9.18

12.898

2.453

67.811

0.003

 18,000–34,999

0

129.16

0.00

0

402.26

0.00

–

–

–

–

 ≥ 35,000

0

3.89

0.00

0

134.34

0.00

–

–

–

–

Dementia

 Without

5

10,474.83

47.73

3

33,104.41

9.06

12.898

2.453

67.811

0.003

 With

0

34.15

0.00

0

119.97

0.00

–

–

–

–

Schizophrenia

 Without

5

9605.58

52.05

3

30,821.27

9.73

12.898

2.453

67.811

0.003

 With

0

903.40

0.00

0

2403.12

0.00

–

–

–

–

Anxiety

 Without

1

10,327.00

9.68

1

32,922.36

3.04

7.804

1.424

41.027

0.014

 With

4

181.98

2198.00

2

302.03

662.19

18.191

3.569

72.774

< 0.001

Bipolar disorder

 Without

2

9853.89

20.30

2

32,389.69

6.17

8.046

1.530

42.306

0.007

 With

3

655.09

457.95

1

834.70

119.80

13.978

3.121

89.193

< 0.001

Depression

 Without

1

9699.42

10.31

1

31,603.57

3.16

7.975

1.517

41.995

0.012

 With

4

809.56

494.10

2

1620.82

123.39

19.911

3.697

101.454

< 0.001

Stroke

 Without

5

9852.17

50.75

3

31,397.33

9.55

12.898

2.453

67.811

0.003

 With

0

656.81

0.00

0

1827.05

0.00

–

–

–

–

Coronary artery disease

 Without

5

9770.07

51.18

2

30,978.06

6.46

18.795

3.685

98.975

0.001

 With

0

738.91

0.00

1

2,246.33

44.52

0.000

-

-

0.898

Hypertension

 Without

5

9770.07

51.18

3

30,978.06

9.68

18.795

3.685

98.975

0.001

 With

0

738.91

0.00

0

2246.33

0.00

–

–

–

–

Diabetes mellitus

 Without

5

9632.65

51.91

2

28,166.68

7.10

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 With

0

876.33

0.00

1

5057.71

19.77

0.000

–

–

 

Asthma

 Without

5

10,481.74

47.70

3

32,871.27

9.13

18.795

3.685

98.975

0.001

 With

0

27.24

0.00

0

353.12

0.00

–

–

–

–

Alcohol-related diseases

 Without

5

9663.48

51.74

3

31,260.49

9.60

18.795

3.685

98.975

0.001

 With

0

845.50

0.00

0

1963.90

0.00

–

–

–

–

CCI_R

 0

4

8437.56

47.41

2

25,127.98

7.96

14.498

2.775

77.045

< 0.001

 1

1

1208.07

82.78

0

3296.20

0.00

∞

–

–

0.999

 2

0

122.52

0.00

1

1097.72

91.10

0.000

–

–

0.897

 3

0

403.61

0.00

0

2122.11

0.00

–

–

–

-

 ≥ 4

0

337.22

0.00

0

1580.38

0.00

–

–

–

–

Antidepressants

 Without

0

1248.79

0.00

1

29,780.20

3.36

0.000

–

–

0.986

 1–364 days

2

4054.91

49.32

0

1779.27

0.00

∞

–

–

0.782

 ≥ 365 days

3

5205.29

57.63

2

1664.92

120.13

1.179

0.223

6.174

0.798

SSRI

 Without

4

1379.70

289.92

2

29,897.01

6.69

106.254

20.174

559.784

< 0.001

 1–364 days

0

4103.81

0.00

0

1897.04

0.00

–

–

–

–

 ≥ 365 days

1

5025.47

19.90

1

1430.33

69.91

0.765

0.124

3.687

0.594

SNRI

 Without

4

1349.01

296.51

2

29,901.12

6.69

108.513

20.634

570.501

< 0.001

 1–364 days

1

4098.91

24.40

1

1796.78

55.66

1.073

0.199

5.687

0.751

 ≥ 365 days

0

5061.06

0.00

0

1526.48

0.00

–

–

–

–

Other antidepressants

 Without

0

1309.10

0.00

2

28,965.87

6.90

0.000

–

–

0.897

 1–364 days

3

4077.91

73.57

0

2015.50

0.00

∞

–

–

0.989

 ≥ 365 days

2

5121.97

39.05

1

2243.01

44.58

2.114

0.408

11.277

0.735

Sedative/hypnotics

 Without

0

1409.78

0.00

1

27,989.45

3.57

0.000

–

–

0.998

 1–364 days

2

4813.10

41.55

0

2695.02

0.00

∞

–

–

0.975

 ≥ 365 days

3

4286.10

69.99

2

2539.92

78.74

2.176

0.414

11.438

0.762

Antipsychotics

 Without

0

1698.91

0.00

1

28,750.12

3.48

0.000

–

–

0.897

 1–364 days

2

4340.11

46.08

1

2245.78

44.53

2.533

0.482

13.601

0.513

 ≥ 365 days

3

4469.96

67.11

1

2228.48

44.87

3.661

0.689

19.265

0.772

Urbanization level

 1 (the highest)

2

3141.06

63.67

2

9110.76

21.95

7.101

1.354

37.301

0.021

 2

3

4877.23

61.51

0

14,053.73

0.00

∞

–

–

0.986

 3

0

1034.04

0.00

1

3281.11

30.48

0.000

–

–

0.887

 4 (the lowest)

0

1456.64

0.00

0

6778.79

0.00

–

–

–

–

Levels of hospitals

 Hospital center

3

3498.68

85.75

2

10,247.28

19.52

10.789

2.049

56.535

< 0.001

 Regional hospital

2

4968.42

40.25

0

15,631.31

0.00

∞

–

–

0.964

 Local hospital

0

2041.88

0.00

1

7345.80

13.61

0.000

–

–

0.997

  1. NT$ New Taiwan Dollars, PYs person-years, adjusted HR adjusted hazard ratio: adjusted for the variables listed in Table 1, P Chi-square/Fisher exact test on category variables and t-test on continue variables, CI confidence interval, CCI_R Charlson Comorbidity Index, SSRI selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, SNRI selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor