Wright L, Moghalu OI, Das R, et al. - The study demonstrated that a diagnosis of erectile dysfunction (ED) was strongly correlated with concomitant diagnoses of depression, hypertension, diabetes, and several autoimmune diseases. For ED, receiving treatment varied between chronic health conditions.

• Researchers distinguished 954,512 (38.3%) of the 2,489,069 men ≥ 18 years with at least one recorded diagnosis of ED, who also had at least one chronic health condition.

• It has been reported that eighteen conditions were positively correlated with ED, while eleven conditions were negatively associated.

• The finding revealed that depression (OR 2.875: 95% CI 2.866, 2.884; p<0.001) had the strongest relationship, while ischemic heart disease (IHD) had the weakest (OR 0.76: 95% CI 0.755, 0.773; p<0.001).