Hispanic Men Face Elevated Risk of Erectile Dysfunction

Hispanic men between the ages of 20 and 50 are two and one half times as likely to develop erectile dysfunction (ED) as men of other races and ethnicities, according to a 2005 study of 2126 men published in the American Medical Association's "Archives of Internal Medicine".(1) Put another way, study results show 12.5% of Hispanic men in this age range are afflicted with this condition, and when the population is expanded to include older Hispanic men, the rate rises to 40%, or twice that of other ethnic groups. These study results control for lifestyle and health conditions, such as diabetes, that contribute to ED, and evidence the same outcome when Mexican American and other Hispanic...

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