Morteza Mirdehghan - Diabetes Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
Nastaran Injinari - Diabetes Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
Mahmoud Vakili - Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, Health Monitoring Research Center, School of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
Nasim Namiranian - Diabetes Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.

Objective: Recently, the association between sexual dysfunction (SD) and diabetes has been proven in various studies. The study aimed to determine the frequency of SD and identify risk factors related to SD in men with Type ۲ diabetes mellitus (T۲DM). Materials and Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted on ۱۱۴ men with T۲DM who had referred to the Yazd Diabetes Center from ۲۰۱۹-۲۰۲۰. All of them filled out a standard questionnaire with a specified validity and reliability. The analysis was performed using ANOVA and Chi-square by SPSS, version ۲۲ software.   Results: The mean age of participants was ۵۲.۴۸ (±۵.۳۳). The SD frequency was ۷۳.۷%. The mean SD score was ۱۷.۸۹ (±۱۲). There was a significant relationship between the total SD and neuropathy (P: ۰.۰۰۰۱), retinopathy (P: ۰.۰۰۰۱), nephropathy (P: ۰.۰۲۳), type of treatment (P: ۰.۰۰۰۱), age (P: ۰.۰۰۰۱) and addiction (P: ۰.۰۳۱). There was no significant relationship between the total SD score and hyperlipidemia (P: ۰.۳۷۱), hypertension (P: ۰.۶۸۳), Hb۱Ac (P: ۰.۸۱۶), duration of diabetes (P: ۰.۱۰۱) and smoking (P: ۰.۲۹). Conclusion: Due to the high frequency of sexual dysfunction in men with T۲DM, it is recommended that SD be considered as an important complication in these patients so that by identifying indicators related to this complication in patients with diabetes, sexual health clinics take the necessary measures to solve sexual problems in these patients.

Type ۲ diabetes mellitus, Men, Sexual dysfunction