Obesity as a Risk Factor for Prostatic Enlargement: A Retrospective Cohort Study in Korea.

Jae Hung JungSong Vogue AhnJae Mann Song Sei Jin Chang Kwang Jin KimSung Won KwonSang-Yoo Park Sang-Baek Koh

Published in: International neurourology journal (2016)

Abdominal obesity and serum leptin level are positively associated with prostate growth, whereas serum adiponectin level is inversely associated with the presence of prostatic enlargement.

Keyphrases

benign prostatic hyperplasia
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
high fat diet induced
prostate cancer
type diabetes
radical prostatectomy
weight gain
adipose tissue
skeletal muscle