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The Prevalence of Peyronie's Disease in the United States: A Population-Based Study

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  • Mark Stuntz
  • Anna Perlaky
  • Franka des Vignes
  • Tassos Kyriakides
  • Dan Glass

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Peyronie’s disease (PD) is a connective tissue disorder which can result in penile deformity. The prevalence of diagnosed PD in the United States (US) has been estimated to be 0.5% in adult males, but there is limited additional information comparing definitive and probable PD cases. We conducted a population-based survey to assess PD prevalence using a convenience-sample of adult men participating in the ResearchNow general population panel. Respondents were categorized according to PD status (definitive, probable, no PD) and segmented by US geographic region, education, and income levels. Of the 7,711 respondents, 57 (0.7%) had definitive PD while 850 (11.0%) had probable PD. Using univariate logistic regression modeling, older age (18–24 vs 24+) (OR = 0.721; 95% CI = 0.570,0.913), Midwest/Northeast/West geographic region (South vs Midwest/Northeast/West) (OR = 0.747; 95% CI = 0.646,0.864), and higher income level (

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  • Mark Stuntz & Anna Perlaky & Franka des Vignes & Tassos Kyriakides & Dan Glass, 2016. "The Prevalence of Peyronie's Disease in the United States: A Population-Based Study," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 11(2), pages 1-10, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0150157
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0150157
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