Waist circumference is an independent risk factor for prostatic hyperplasia in Taiwanese males

Waist circumference is an independent risk factor for prostatic hyperplasia in Taiwanese males

Purpose: Benign prostatic hyperplasia is a common disease affecting older males. As obesity becomes an increasing problem worldwide, its role in prostatic hypertrophy has been discussed recently. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the relationship between waist circumferences and prostatic hyp...

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Main Authors:	Hsu-Han Wang, Chi-Jeng Hsieh, Kuo-Jen Lin, Sheng-Hsien Chu, Cheng-Keng Chuang, Hsiao-Wen Chen, Min-Li Hsieh, Ta-Min Wang, Yu Chen, Kuan-Lin Liu, Hsin-Chien Huang, Yu-Chao Hsu, Yang-Jen Chiang
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2011-10-01
Series:	Asian Journal of Surgery
Subjects:	body mass index obesity prostate-specific antigen prostatic hyperplasia waist circumference
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1015958412000024

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