Erectile dysfunction and obesity in patients with obstructive sleep apnea and arterial hypertension

Objective: to study the relationship between erectile dysfunction and obesity parameters and the severity of obstructive sleep apnea in patients with arterial hypertension. Material and methods: 71 patients with different severity of erectile dysfunction, overweight and obesity of grade 1, mild and severe obstructive sleep apnea and arterial hypertension were included in the study. The data of cardiorespiratory monitoring, anthropometric parameters of obesity were analyzed and the severity of erectile dysfunction was assessed by intracavernous pharmacodopplerography, the results were compared with the subjective opinion of patients on the degree of severity of erectile dysfunction according to the IIEF-5 questionnaire. All patients underwent psychosomatic status analysis according to the questionnaire scales: assessment of daytime drowsiness on the Epworth scale, severity of personal and situational anxiety on the Spielberger scale and depression level on the Beck scale...