13 Lessons for Aging Well - Lesson 3
Lesson Three: Live in Moderation - Aging Our WayThis is the third in a 13- post series on living well, adapted from Aging Our Way: Lessons for Living from 85 and BeyondFind a ninety-something and watch closely.read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Impotence 'a sign of heart problems'
Conclusion
This was a well-conducted study that confirms previous observational studies on erectile dysfunction and heart disease. There are some points to consider when interpreting the results.
Participants in the two trials that originally provided data for this study were randomly assigned to treatment groups (randomised), but those in the substudy were not. They were instead grouped according to their history of impotence, making this an observational study rather than a randomised trial. This means that it is prone to the biases that occur in observational studies, although the researchers have correctly taken these into account in their reporting and analysis.
At the start of the study, there were differences between the two groups in terms of the numbers of men with diabetes...