Table 2

HRs with 95% CIs for all-cause mortality, heart failure and myocardial infarction (MI) in relation to treatment for erectile dysfunction (ED), in 43 145 men with a first MI

All-cause mortality 
Subjects included in analysis*No ED treatment
(n=40 077)
ED treatment
(n=3068)
Number of deaths (%)4741 (11.8)112 (3.7)
Incidence rate (cases/100 person-years)3.54 (3.44 to 3.64)1.43 (1.19 to1.72)
Unadjusted, HR (95% CI)Referent0.44 (0.36 to 0.53)
Adjusted for age, HR (95% CI)Referent0.60 (0.50 to 0.73)
Multivariable adjusted†, HR (95% CI)Referent0.67 (0.55 to 0.81)