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- Title
The Correlation between Body Mass Index and Routine Parameters in Men Over Fifty.
- Authors
Deok Ha Seo; Sol Yoon; Jae Hwi Choi; Jungmo Do; Sin Woo Lee; Chunwoo Lee; Seong Uk Jeh; See Min Choi; Sung Chul Kam; Jeong Seok Hwa; Ky Hyun Chung; Sung Won Kwon; Sae Chul Kim; Dong Soo Park; Jae Mann Song; Kyung Seop Lee; Jae Seog Hyun
- Abstract
Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the relationships between body mass index (BMI) and prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels, international prostate symptom score (IPSS), quality of life (QoL), and prostate volume (PV). Materials and Methods: Height, weight, PSA levels, PV, and IPSS were analyzed in 15,435 patients who underwent a prostate examination between 2001 and 2014. Patients aged <50 years or with a PSA level ≥10 ng/mL were excluded. The relationships between BMI and PSA, IPSS, QoL, and PV were analyzed by a scatter plot, one-way analysis of variance, and the Pearson correlation coefficient. Results: The mean age was 71.95±7.63 years, the mean BMI was 23.59±3.08 kg/m2, the mean PSA level was 1.45±1.45 ng/mL, the mean IPSS was 15.53±8.31, the mean QoL score was 3.48±1.25, and the mean PV was 29.72±14.02 mL. PSA, IPSS, and QoL showed a tendency to decrease with increasing BMI, and there were statistically significant differences for each parameter (p≤0.001). PV showed a significant tendency to increase with BMI (p<0.001). In the correlation analysis, BMI showed a statistically significant correlation (p<0.001) with PSA, IPSS, and QoL, although the correlations were very weak. In contrast, BMI showed a significant correlation with PV (p<0.001), with a meaningful Pearson correlation coefficient of 0.124. Conclusions: Higher BMI was associated with lower PSA levels and higher IPSS and QoL scores. Meanwhile, PV increased with BMI. Although obese individuals had a greater PV, obesity did not aggravate lower urinary tract symptoms.
- Subjects
MEN'S health; PROSTATE-specific antigen; BODY mass index; QUALITY of life; PEARSON correlation (Statistics)
- Publication
World Journal of Men's Health, 2017, Vol 35, Issue 3, p178
- ISSN
2287-4208
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5534/wjmh.16032