Is vitamin D deficiency independently associated with greater prevalence of erectile dysfunction : The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey ( NHANES ) 2001-2004?
In this cross-sectional analysis of a representative sample of U.S. men, vitamin D deficiency was associated with an increased prevalence of ED independent of ASCVD risk factors. Additional research is needed to evaluate whether treating vitamin D deficiency improves erectile function.
In patients with symptomatic atherosclerotic disease and relatively mild depressive symptoms, depressive symptoms, characteristic of motivational problems, remained higher during 3 years follow-up in patients with lacunar infarcts in deep white matter and that symptom severity fluctuated over time.