Severe ED (62.8% vs 43.8%, <i>P</i>=0.037), mild-to-moderate ED (12.2% vs 5.2%, <i>P</i>=0.016), abdominal obesity (37.2% vs 22.9%, <i>P</i>=0.003), metabolic syndrome (38.4% vs 19.2%, <i>P</i>=0.026), proteinuria (0.83±0.68 vs 0.69±0.48 mg/dL, <i>P</i>=0.023), and C-reactive protein (6.1±4.9 vs 4.1±3.6 mg/L, <i>P</i><0.001) were high; high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (48.8±14.0 vs 52.6±13.5 mg/dL, <i>P</i>=0.009), and albumin (4.02±0.53 vs 4.18±0.38 g/dL, <i>P</i>=0.001) were low in the hypomagnesemia group.
Age greater than 50 years, body mass index lower than 25, diabetes mellitus, stages IV/V of CKD, cardiac conduction disturbances, benign prostatic hyperplasia, smoking, alcohol use, albumin <3.5 g per 100 ml and creatinine clearance between 15 and 29 ml min<sup>-1</sup> per 1.73 m<sup>2</sup> were associated with ED.