Basic and Clinical Andrology

Table 1 Socio-demographic, life style and clinical characteristics of study participants (N = 381)

From: Prevalence and factors associated with erectile dysfunction among adult men in Moshi municipal, Tanzania: community-based study

Characteristic	Frequency	%
Age group (years)
18–39	227	60
40–54	67	17
≥ 55	87	23
Education level
No formal education	8	2
primary education	175	46
Secondary education/high	198	52
Marital status
Single	127	33
Married/cohabiting	233	61
Divorced/widower	21	6
Alcohol intake
Yes	185	49
No	196	51
Tobacco use
Yes	84	22
No	297	78
Physical activities
None	71	19
< 150 min/week	65	17
≥ 150 min/week	245	64
Body mass index (kg/m²)
Normal^a	215	56
Underweight^b	28	7
Overweight^c	101	27
Obesity^d	37	10
Blood pressure (mmHg)
Normal^x	246	65
Pre-hypertensive^y	88	23
Hypertension^z	47	12
Blood sugar level (mmol/L)
Normal^k	354	93
Pre diabetes^l	19	5
Diabetes^m	8	2

^a 18.5–24.9 kg/m², ^b < 18.5 kg/m²,^c 25–29.9 kg/m²,^d ≥ 30 kg/m²
^x < 120/80 mmHg ^y 120–139/89-89 mmHg ^z ≥ 140/≥90 mmHg
^k < 7.8 mmol/L ^l 7.8-11 mmol/L ^m ≥ 11.1 mmol/L

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