Serum vitamin D level may be a novel potential risk factor for premature ejaculation: a comparative study

• Published in: International urology and nephrology Vol. 50; no. 11; pp. 1975 - 1980
• Main Authors: Abd El aal, Alaa Mohamed, GamalEl Din, Sameh Fayek, Rashed, Laila Ahmed, Tawfik, Abd El Rahman Bakry, ElSheemy, Mohammed Said
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01-11-2018; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Case-Control Studies; Ejaculation; Frustration; Humans; Latency; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Nephrology; Neurological diseases; Premature Ejaculation - blood; Premature Ejaculation - etiology; Regression analysis; Risk Factors; Sensitivity and Specificity; Statistical analysis; Urology; Urology - Original Paper; Vagina; Vitamin D; Vitamin D - blood; Vitamin D Deficiency - complications; Vitamin D Deficiency - diagnosis; Vitamin D Deficiency - epidemiology; Vitamin deficiency; Young Adult; Tryptophan hydroxylase; Vitamin D deficiency; Serum vitamin D; Serotonin; Lifelong premature ejaculation
• ISSN: 0301-1623; 1573-2584
• DOI: 10.1007/s11255-018-1975-x

Purpose
To compare serum level of vitamin D [25(OH)D] in patients with life-long premature ejaculation (LPE) versus healthy controls.
Methods
Healthy married potent males were recruited from February 2017 to January 2018. Group A included 40 patients suffering from LPE who were compared versus 40 healthy controls (Group B). Participants suffering from hormonal disorders, obesity, neurological, psychological, or chronic diseases or taking medications that may affect ejaculatory function, serum level of vitamin D, or the accuracy of intra-vaginal ejaculation latency time (IELT) were excluded. LPE was self-reported by the patients with subsequent feelings of frustration and measured by premature ejaculation diagnostic tool (PEDT) and IELT using stopwatch handled by their partners. 25(OH)D was measured by obtaining 2 ml of venous blood. Statistical analysis was performed using Student
t
, Mann–Whitney, Chi square tests, logistic regression analysis, and Spearman correlation.
Results
Sixteen (20%) participants had vitamin D insufficiency/deficiency. All of them were in PE group. 25(OH)D correlated significantly with IELT (
r
2
 = 0.349;
p
 < 0.001) and PEDT (
r
2
 = 0.425;
p
 < 0.001). There was no statistically significant difference in age (
p
 = 0.341), BMI (
p
 = 1) or IIEF-5 (
p
 = 0.408) in both groups. 25(OH)D was significantly lower in patients than controls (35.75 vs. 58.92 ng/ml,
p
 < 0.001). ROC analysis revealed that the best cut-off value of 25(OH)D to detect patients suffering from LPE was 50.65 ng/ml with a sensitivity and specificity of 85% for both. 25(OH)D remained a significant risk factor for LPE in the logistic regression analysis (
p
 < 0.001).
Conclusions
The current study showed that vitamin D has significant association with LPE and correlates significantly with IELT and PEDT.