Relative risk (95% CI) of incident CVD-related hospital admission since baseline among men with no previous history of CVD by ICD-10-AM diagnosis code, according to degree of erectile dysfunction (ED).

RR adjusted for age, tobacco smoking, alcohol consumption, marital status, income, education, physical activity, BMI, diabetes, and current treatment for hypertension and hypercholesterolaemia. ICD-10-AM three-character codes with at least 50 events among men with no previous history of CVD are reported.CVD, cardiovascular disease; ED, erectile dysfunction; ICD-10-AM, World Health Organization International Classification of Diseases 10th revision – Australian Modification; RR, relative risk; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval.ap-Values for trend in risk of CVD outcome across the different categories of ED.bRefers to predominantly peripheral atherosclerosis.