TY - JOUR T1 - Vitamin D Deficiency May Explain the Possible Link Between Gout and Erectile Dysfunction JF - The Journal of Rheumatology JO - J Rheumatol SP - 1617 LP - 1617 DO - 10.3899/jrheum.160056 VL - 43 IS - 8 AU - ZHENG-TAO LV AU - AN-MIN CHEN Y1 - 2016/08/01 UR - http://www.jrheum.org/content/43/8/1617.1.abstract N2 - To the Editor:Two articles recently published in the Journal of Rheumatology have explored a possible relationship between gout and erectile dysfunction. In the cross-sectional study conducted by Schlesinger, et al1, a significantly greater proportion of patients with gout (63.76%) had erectile dysfunction (ED) versus patients without gout (60.51%). The association remained significant after adjustment for age, hypertension, diabetes, and obesity (adjusted OR 2.92, 95% CI 1.41–6.06). Chen, et al2 reported similar results using a nationwide cohort study design in Taiwan. The gout cohort exhibited a 1.21-fold adjusted HR of subsequent ED development compared with the non-gout cohort (95% CI 1.03–1.44). This causal … Address correspondence to A.M. Chen; e-mail: anminchen{at}hust.edu.cn ER -