Shahjada Selim, Azad A K, Chowdhury M A J, Chowdhury S H, Rahaman M F and Karim M N
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Banglade
Scientific Tracks Abstracts: J Diabetes Metab
Objective: Studies have reported an inverse correlation between low levels
of HDL cholesterol and increased risk of ED. To expand our knowledge on
modifiable risk factors of ED within diabetic patients and dyslipidemia, we
conducted a cross-sectional observational study.
Method: The study involved 813 males (20-69 years) with type-2 diabetes.
Subjects were recruited from outpatient and inpatient department in Bangladesh
from Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation in Diabetes. Sexual
function was evaluated with the International index of erectile function after
translation into a Bengali version and validated under proper validation
protocol.
Result: The mean cholesterol level of the sample was 184.5±41.5 mg/dl with 37% having levels higher than normal. Raised
levels of HDL and LDL were found in 31% of subjects and elevated triglyceride levels were present in 57% of participants. The
diabetic subjects with ED in the study were significantly older (p=0.000) and had suffered from diab etes for a longer duration
of time (p=0.000). Independently abnormal levels of cholesterol (P=0.000), HDL (P=0.000), LDL (P=0.000) and triglyceride
levels (P=0.000) all proved to be significant determinants of ED in the study population (table). Increased diabetes control was
also found to be significantly associated with ED in the study.
Conclusion: Dyslipidemia was found to have the most significant risk associated with increased ED with the lipoproteins of
lowered HDL and increased LDL levels demonstrating substantial influence of ED risk in diabetic patients.
Recent Publications
1. Naser A M, Unicomb L, Doza S, Ahmed K M, Rahman M, Uddin M N, Quraishi S B, Selim S, Shamsudduha M, Burgess
W, Chang H H, Gribble M O, Clasen T F and Luby SP (2017) Stepped-wedge cluster-randomized controlled trial to assess
the cardiovascular health effects of a managed aquifer recharge initiative to reduce drinking water salinity in southwest
coastal Bangladesh: study design and rationale. BMJ Open; 7: e015205.
2. Chowdhury S H, Karim N M, Selim S, Ahmed F, Azad A K, Makshud S A, Rahman M F U and Chowdhury M A J (2017).
Risk of depression among Bangladeshi type 2 diabetic patients. Diabetes Metab. Syndr.; 1(2): S1009-S1012.
Shahjada Selim has his expertise in endocrinology especially in diabetes, obesity and sexual disorders. He has obtained his MBBS degree from Rajshahi Medical College, Bangladesh; MD (Endocrinology and Metabolism), BIRDEM Academy under Dhaka University and FACE in 2016. He is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Endocrinology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. He has more than 40 particles published in the international reputed journals. He has also published four books in Bengali on diabetes and thyroid disorders.
E-mail: selimshahjada@gmail.com
