Hubungan Usia Penyandang Diabetes Melitus Tipe 2 dan Disfungsi Ereksi

Abstract

: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a disease with high blood glucose level due to the inadequasy of insulin. Erectile dysfunction or inability to maintain an erection often occurs among males due to various factors. Males with DM have higher risk of erectile dysfunction compared to those without DM. This study was aimed to determine the relationship of the age of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patient and erectile dysfunction. This was an analytical survey study with a cross sectional design. Respondents were all patients with T2DM at the Endocrine Polyclinic of Prof. Dr. R. D. Kandou Hospital Manado from October 2015 to January 2016. There were 38 respondents in this study; most had mild erectile dysfunction (36.8%). The Chi-square analysis showed a significant relationship (p<0.05) between the age of T2DM patients and erectile dysfunction. Conclusion: There was a significant relationship between the age of T2DM patients and erectile dysfunction. The older the patient, the more severe the erectile dysfunction