DOI: 10.36347/sasjm.2021.v07i05.011

Pages: 208-215

Introduction: Hypertension (HTN) is one of the most common diseases of the cardiovascular system. It is an increasingly important medical and public health problem. Hypertension is regarded as an indicator for erectile dysfunction. That is why problems with erectile function are an important concern in the treatment of hypertension. Objective: To investigate the frequency and severity of erectile dysfunction among hypertensive and normotensive married men attending a tertiary care hospital of Bangladesh. Material & Methods: It was a cross sectional comparative study. The study was done at Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College, Bogura, Bangladesh in the department of Medicine from July 2019 to January 2021. A total of 150 patients were selected as a study population. Purposive sampling was applied to collect the sample as per inclusion and exclusion criteria. The participants who were excluded from the study declined to give their consent, didn’t complete the questionnaire and there was difficulties in fulfilling the inclusion and exclusion criteria. After collecting the data, it was checked and rechecked for omission, inconsistencies and improbabilities. Data analysis was performed by Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS), version-22. Results: Analysis was done with the data of 150 cases. Out of the total 150 cases 75 were hypertensive and 75 were normotensive. The respondents were further sub grouped into an age matched manner. The predominant respondent age group was 40 to 49 years which included 42 in normotensive group and 42 in hypertensive group. The age range of the normotensive was 33-55 years in the study population and the mean age of them was (42.65 ± 5.53) years. On spot measurement of blood pressure 26 patients were found in an uncontrolled state of BP. Fifteen (15) subjects was in grade I and 11 subjects were in grade II. Among them 53.3% of grade 1 had ED and 90.9% with grade II suffered from ED. None was found in the range of grade III or ....