Residual cholesterol is independently associated with arteriogenic erectile dysfunction: results from a multi-institutional study
RC was independently associated with AED and demonstrated stronger predictive ability than conventional lipid parameters. These findings suggest RC may serve as a useful biomarker for vascular risk stratification in men with ED, although prospective studies are warranted to validate these associations.
Authors
- Qifan Zhuang
- Xingliang Feng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0003-0301)
- Yangyang Mei
- Mingran Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0922-5663)
- Wen Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5166-0736)
- Renfang Xu
- Yiming Chen
- Wei Xia
- Guoyang Zhang
- Yu Liu
Institutions
- Xuzhou Medical College (CN)
- Anhui Medical University (CN)
- Soochow University (CN)
- Jiangyin People's Hospital (CN)
- The First People's Hospital of Changzhou (CN)
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Endocrinology
- Published
- 2026-01-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2025.1715619
- Primary Topic
- Sexual function and dysfunction studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00