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Table 3 Results of the generalized linear model applied to the relationship between the International Index of Erectile Function 5-item and the parameters Age, body mass index, modified Charlson Comorbidity Index, Follicle-Stimulating hormone, Luteinizing-Hormone, Sex-Hormone Binding Globulin, Free Testosterone, and the gonadal status defined as a binomial variable (hypogonadism, if total Testosterone lower than 300 ng/dL; eugonadism, if total Testosterone equal to or more than 300 ng/dL)

From: The role of male hypogonadism, aging, and chronic diseases in characterizing adult and elderly men with erectile dysfunction: a cross-sectional study

Parameter

Univariate

Multivariable

B (SE)

p value

B (SE)

β

p value

Age

-0.06 (0.01)

< 0.0001

-0.05 (0.01)

-0.16

< 0.0001

BMI

-0.24 (0.03)

< 0.0001

-

-

-

mCCI

-0.62 (0.07)

< 0.0001

-0.34 (0.06)

-0.21

< 0.0001

FSH

+ 0.02 (0.03)

0.6314

-

-

-

LH

-0.004 (0.073)

0.9574

-

-

-

SHBG

+ 0.29 (0.02)

< 0.0001

+ 0.28 (0.02)

+ 0.49

< 0.0001

FT

+ 0.99 (0.11)

< 0.0001

+ 1.35 (0.08)

+ 0.55

< 0.0001

Gonadal status

     

OrH vs. EuG

-3.71 (0.54)

< 0.0001

-

-

-

FuH vs. EuG

-4.63 (0.37)

< 0.0001

-

-

-

  1. Abbreviations BMI  body mass index, mCCI  modified Charlson Comorbidity Index, FSH  follicle-stimulating hormone, LH  luteinizing-hormone, SHBG  sex hormone biding globulin, FT  free testosterone; OrH  organic hypogonadism, FuH  functional hypogonadism, EuG  eugonadism.