대사증후군과 전립선용적과의 연관성

Abstract

Purpose: This study was conducted to evaluate the relationship between metabolic syndrome and the prostatic volume. Materials and Methods: From January 1997 to December 2006, 555 male out-patients who visited our health care center were investigated and they underwent transrectal ultrasonogram of the prostate. The patients were divided into two groups; group A met the criteria for metabolic syndrome (128 patients) and group B did not meet the criteria (427 patients). The authors compared the age, the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and the prostate volume between these two groups. Results: There were no statistically significant differences in age and PSA between the two groups. The prostate volume was significantly larger in group A (39.5±17.3cc) than in group B (31.7±9.6cc). Conclusions: The results of this study proved that metabolic syndrome and the prostate volume are related. Therefore, proper clinical management of metabolic syndrome should accompany the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). (Korean J Urol 2007;48:603-607)