RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OBESITY, PSA, AND PROSTATE VOLUME IN PATIENTS WITH BPH WITHOUT URINARY RETENTION | Zendy

Yudi Y Ambeng | Zendy; Sabilal Alif | Zendy; Doddy M Soebadi | Zendy

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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OBESITY, PSA, AND PROSTATE VOLUME IN PATIENTS WITH BPH WITHOUT URINARY RETENTION

Author(s) -

Yudi Y Ambeng,

Sabilal Alif,

Doddy M Soebadi

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

indonesian journal of urology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2355-1402

DOI - 10.32421/juri.v18i1.65

Subject(s) - medicine , urinary retention , urology , body mass index , prostate , hematocrit , obesity , hyperplasia , prostate specific antigen , lower urinary tract symptoms , gynecology , cancer

Objective: To study the relationship between obesity, prostate specific antigen (PSA) level, and prostate volume in patients with benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) without urinary retention.Material & Method: Twenty two BPH patients without urinary retention were enrolled in this study. Patients were classified into 2 groups based on body mass index (BMI). The first group consisted of 11 patients with obesity (BMI ≥ 27 kg/m2), the second group consisted of 11 non obese patients (BMI 0,05).Conclusion: There is a significant negative correlation between obesity and PSA in BPH patients without urinary retention

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