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: scientists from China have found a strong association between "extended computer usage for leisure" and the risk of developing erectile dysfunction, based on genetic and statistical analysis on data from more than 220,000 subjects.
Specifically, they found that men upped their chances of experiencing erectile dysfunction by 3.57 times for every 1.2 hours per day spent on a computer. find an association between erectile dysfunction and other sedentary leisure activities like watching TV or driving. Still, further research is warranted because the scientists inferred their conclusion from a large-scale survey. A more exacting study would have a cohort of test subjects sitting in front of a computer and reporting back.
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