Login / Signup

Lowering the percent body fat in the obese population might reduce male lower urinary tract symptoms.

Jooho LeeJung Hoon LeeMin Soo ChooMin Chul ChoHwancheol SonHyeon JeongJi Bong JeongSangjun Yoo
Published in: World journal of urology (2023)
This study shows that PBF and ASMI are useful for predicting BPH/LUTS. We suggest that lowering PBF to the normal range in a population with high PBF might prevent BPH, while lowering PBF and maintaining adequate ASMI could lower LUTS.
Keyphrases
  • lower urinary tract symptoms
  • benign prostatic hyperplasia
  • metabolic syndrome
  • adipose tissue
  • type diabetes
  • weight loss
  • bariatric surgery