Characteristics of study population according to CVD history and degree of erectile dysfunction at baseline.

Data are percent or mean (standard deviation). A past history of CVD at baseline was defined as either self-reported heart disease, stroke, or blood clot on the baseline questionnaire or a hospital admission in the 6 y prior to entering the study with ICD-10-AM diagnosis code I00–I99, G45, or G46 in any of the 55 diagnostic fields or Australian Classification of Health Intervention CVD-related procedure codes (coronary artery bypass angioplasty/stent: 35310, 38306, 35304-00, 30305-00, 38300-00, 38303-00; coronary artery bypass graft: 38497, 38500, 38503, 90201; coronary revascularisation procedures: 38497, 38500, 38503, 90201, 35310, 38306, 35304-00, 30305-00, 38300-00, 38303-00) in any of the 50 procedure code fields.