Correlation between Prostate Volume and Metabolic or Anthropometric Factors in Male Visitors to a Health Promotion Center.
10.4111/kju.2008.49.2.139
- Author:
Yoon Dong KIM
1
;
Won Jae YANG
;
Yun Seob SONG
;
Young Ho PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Urology, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. wonjya@hosp.sch.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Benign prostatic hyperplasia;
Metabolic syndrome X;
Body surface area;
Body mass index
- MeSH:
Blood Pressure;
Body Mass Index;
Body Surface Area;
Body Weight;
Health Promotion;
Humans;
Lipoproteins;
Male;
Metabolic Syndrome X;
Multivariate Analysis;
Prostate;
Prostatic Hyperplasia
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
2008;49(2):139-144
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: We investigated the relationship of prostate volume with metabolic and anthropometric parameters in men who visited a health promotion center. MATERIALS AND METHODS: From January 2004 to July 2007, among 16,236 men between 30 to 69 years old who visited our health promotion center for a general check-up, 1,033 men(6.4%) agreed to have their prostate evaluation included in this study. They underwent anthropometric measurements, basic laboratory tests, and transrectal ultrasonography. We evaluated the relationship of prostate volume with metabolic and anthropometric factors. RESULTS: In bivariate analysis, prostate volume positively correlated with height, weight, body mass index(BMI), body surface area(BSA), serum prostate-specific antigen(PSA), triglyceride, and blood pressure, and negatively correlated with high-density lipoprotein cholesterol(HDL-C). In multivariate analysis, age, BSA, serum PSA and HDL-C significantly correlated with prostate volume, whereas BMI did not(p=0.765). Prostate volume in patients with metabolic syndrome(28.0ml) was significantly larger than those without(25.4ml), but there was no difference in PSA (p=0.976). CONCLUSIONS: Because height positively correlated with prostate volume (p=0.010), BSA(calculated as height(0.725)xweight(0.425)x0.007184) but not BMI (as: weight/height2) correlated with prostate volume in multivariate analysis. Metabolic syndrome increased prostate volume.
