Androgen receptor CAG repeat polymorphism is not associated with insulin resistance and diabetes among South Asian males.

Objective: To study relationship between androgen receptor (AR) CAG repeat polymorphism, insulin resistance (IR), β-cell function and other clinical/biochemical parameters in ethnic South Asian adults. A case (males with diabetes), control (males without diabetes) study, was conducted and 110 males were invited. Anthropometry, blood pressure and biochemical parameters (fasting Insulin, blood sugar, HbA1c and lipid profile) were measured.

The association between physical activity and sexual dysfunction in patients with diabetes mellitus of European and South Asian origin: The Oxford Sexual Dysfunction Study.

Background: The present study aims to evaluate the relationship between physical activity and sexual dysfunction amongst an ethnic South Asian population living in the United Kingdom and compare the association with that of the native Caucasian population.

Methods: Twenty-five general practitioner clinics from eight primary care trusts in the United Kingdom collaborated in the Oxford Sexual Dysfunction Study. In each practice, a sample of diabetic and non-diabetic patients of European/Europid and South Asian origin were invited for the study.

Ethnicity and neighbourhood deprivation determines the response rate in sexual dysfunction surveys.

Background: Self-administered questionnaires provide a better alternative to disclose sensitive information in sexual health research. We describe the factors that determine the positive response (initial recruitment) to an initial invitation and subsequent completion of study to a postal questionnaire on sexual dysfunction.

Methods: South Asians (SA) and Europids with and without diabetes (DM) were recruited from GP clinics in UK.

Linguistic validation of the Sexual Inhibition and Sexual Excitation Scales (SIS/SES) translated into five South Asian languages: Oxford Sexual Dysfunction Study (OSDS).

Background: The purpose of the linguistic validation of the Sexual Inhibition and Sexual Excitation Scales (SIS/SES) was to produce translated versions in five South Asian languages (Hindi, Urdu, Panjabi, Tamil and Sinhalese) that was "conceptually equivalent" to the original U.S. English version, for use in the Oxford Sexual Dysfunction Study (OSDS).

Ethnic differences in sexual dysfunction among diabetic and nondiabetic males: the Oxford Sexual Dysfunction Study.

Introduction: Erectile dysfunction (ED), premature ejaculation (PE), and reduced libido are common yet poorly investigated complications of diabetes especially among South Asians (SA).

Aim: To determine possible variations in prevalence and interassociations of ED, PE, and reduced libido among SA and Europids with and without diabetes.

Method: Men with diabetes and a randomly selected sample of age-matched nondiabetic men from 25 general practitioners in eight primary care trusts in the United Kingdom were invited to participate in a linguistically validated questionnaire-based study in English, Hindi, Urdu, Panjabi, Tamil, and Sinhala languages.

Erectile dysfunction in diabetes mellitus.

Introduction: Type 2 diabetes is reaching pandemic levels and young-onset type 2 diabetes is becoming increasingly common. Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a common and distressing complication of diabetes. The pathophysiology and management of diabetic ED is significantly different to nondiabetic ED.

Erectile dysfunction among men with diabetes is strongly associated with premature ejaculation and reduced libido.

Introduction: Among men with diabetes, little attention has been given to premature ejaculation (PE), reduced libido, and their associations with erectile dysfunction (ED), despite the presence of physical and psychologic factors that could predispose to all three.

Aim: To estimate the prevalence and inter-associations of ED, PE, and reduced libido among diabetic men and to describe the associated clinical, socioeconomic, and lifestyle parameters.

Methods: Cross-sectional observational study of 253 men with type 2 diabetes randomly selected from a clinic in Colombo, Sri Lanka.