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Table 3 Univariate analysis and multivariate analysis for presence of ED

From: The association between plant-based diet and erectile dysfunction in Chinese men

Items

UVA

MVA1a,c

MVA2b,c

OR

95% CI

P-value

OR

95% CI

P-value

OR

95% CI

P-value

TT, ng/mL

0.987

0.968–1.006

0.135

–

–

–

–

–

–

BMI, kg/m2

1.173

1.046–1.300

0.022

1.201

1.114–1.288

0.005

1.221

1.120–1.323

0.001

MetS (Yes vs. No) d

1.213

1.197–1.231

0.005

1.323

1.265–1.383

0.001

1.354

1.272–1.436

0.002

NO, μmol/L

0.679

0.603–0.756

0.027

0.693

0.611–0.712

0.035

0.671

0.626–0.720

0.007

E-selectin, ng/mL

2.022

1.895–2.147

0.000

1.765

1.631–1.898

0.000

1.739

1.682–1.800

0.002

Diet (PDI)e

0.779

0.721–0.837

0.001

0.869

0.795–0.943

0.004

–

–

–

Diet (hPDI)e

0.602

0.546–0.661

0.001

–

–

–

0.784

0.690–0.878

0.000

  1. Abbreviations: BMI body mass index, CI confidence interval, ED erectile dysfunction, hPDI healthful plant-based diet index, MetS metabolic syndrome, MVA multivariate analysis, NO nitric oxide, OR odds ratio, PDI overall plant-based diet index, TT total testosterone, UVA univariate analysis
  2. aMultivariate analysis included PDI
  3. bMultivariate analysis included hPDI
  4. c Adjusting for age, partner age, duration of partnership, frequency of intercourse, residence, occupational and educational status, income, and lifestyle
  5. d MetS was defined following the criterion shown in Supplementary Table 2, in Additional file 1
  6. e PDI and hPDI were converted from FFQ following the method described in the method section
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