Results show that 53.8% of quitters at 6-month reported improvement in their erectile dysfunction as compared with 28.1% of continued smokers. This indicated that erectile dysfunction patients who quit smoking had a higher chance (+91.5%) to improve their erectile dysfunction problem. (Note: some participants were receiving some medical treatment for erectile dysfunction during the study was conducted.)
Comparing Group A and B, those who received our smoking-cessation counseling and nicotine replacement therapy were more likely to quit (23% vs 12.8%) than those receiving simple advice on quitting. The smoking reduction rate (reduction of the number of cigarettes smoked per day by at least 50%) in the intervention groups was 42.5%, while the rate was only 28% in the control group.