Physical Activity and Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia | Zendy

Elizabeth A. Platz | Zendy; Ichiro Kawachi | Zendy; Eric B. Rimm | Zendy; Graham A. Colditz | Zendy; Meir J. Stampfer | Zendy; Walter C. Willett | Zendy; Edward L. Giovannucci | Zendy

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Physical Activity and Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

Author(s) -

Elizabeth A. Platz,

Ichiro Kawachi,

Eric B. Rimm,

Graham A. Colditz,

Meir J. Stampfer,

Walter C. Willett,

Edward L. Giovannucci

Publication year - 1998

Publication title -

archives of internal medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1538-3679

pISSN - 0003-9926

DOI - 10.1001/archinte.158.21.2349

Subject(s) - medicine , lower urinary tract symptoms , hyperplasia , odds ratio , prostate cancer , confidence interval , prostate , urology , prostatectomy , incidence (geometry) , prostatism , logistic regression , urinary system , cancer , gynecology , prostate disease , physics , optics

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) leading to prostatic enlargement and lower urinary tract symptoms is highly prevalent among older men. Sympathetic nervous system activity, which is decreased by physical activity, is associated with increased prostatic smooth-muscle tone and prostatic symptoms. Therefore, we assessed whether physical activity leads to fewer lower urinary tract symptoms in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study.

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