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The most common cause of lower urinary symptoms is benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) which constitutes a lot of health burden for older men. The etiology of BPH remains unclear and it i s thought to be related with obesity. However, epidemiological studies on this relationship have reported conflicting results. This study was developed to assess t...
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... results of the population-based study to determine the prevalence of symptoms suggestive of BPH are shown in Table 1. A total of 384 subjects participated in the study and the total prevalence of LUTS suggestive of BPH (moderate-to-severe symptoms) is 33.85%. ...Context 2
... of the IPSS into various languages can as well increase variability. This study revealed an increase in the severity of symptoms of BPH with increasing age ( Table 1). This is understandable and in agreement with other reports [12][13][14][15], which showed that the only clearly defined risk factors for BPH are age and circulating androgens. ...Context 3
... results of the population-based study to determine the prevalence of symptoms suggestive of BPH are shown in Table 1. A total of 384 s ubjects participated in the study and the total prevalence of LUTS suggestive of BPH (moderate-to-severe symptoms) is 33.85%. ...Context 4
... of the IPSS into various languages can as well increase variability. This study revealed an increase in the severity of symptoms of BPH with increasing age ( Table 1). This is understandable and in agreement with other reports [12][13][14][15], which showed that the only clearly defined risk factors for BPH are age and circulating androgens. ...Similar publications
Backgrounds:
The prevalence of diabetes has increased with the increase of obesity, and finding indicators to predict diabetes risk has become an urgent need. The purpose of this study is to compare the correlation between four anthropometric indices and the prevalence of diabetes.
Methods:
A total of 4052 participants aged 40 years and above we...
