Association between erectile dysfunction and subjective well-being in primary care patients with type 2 diabetes

To assess the association between erectile dysfunction and subjective well-being among primary care patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. This cross-sectional study included 340 men with type 2 diabetes treated in primary health care settings in the Ismailia governorate between April 2021 and April 2022. A multistage random cluster sampling technique was used. Sociodemographic data, disease characteristics, lifestyle, surgical and sexual history, and the Arabic translations of the abridged 5-item version of the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-5) Questionnaire, and the 5-item World Health Organization Well-Being Index (WHO-5) were gathered. Erectile dysfunction was identified in 72.94