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ArticleInternational braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology

Preliminary assessment of Neck Circumference in Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome.

Yigit Akin, Hakan Gulmez, Erhan Ates, Mehmet Gulum, Murat Savas

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Article in International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yigit AkinDepartment of Urology, Harran University School of Medicine, Sanliurfa, Turkey.
Hakan GulmezDepartment of Family Medicine, 14th Family Healthcare centre, Konya, Turkey.
Erhan AtesDepartment of Urology, Necip Fazil State Hospital, Kahramanmaras, Turkey.
Mehmet GulumDepartment of Urology, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Murat SavasDepartment of Urology, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.
Antalya Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi · TRHacettepe University · TRHarran University · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo investigate the impact of neck circumference (NC) in the treatment of bening prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) patients with metabolic syndrome (MtS). Additionally, we determined dose response to alpha-blockers and cut-off values for NC and waist circumference (WC), in these patients. MATERIALS AND

methodsNon-randomized, open-labelled, and multi-centre study was conducted between March 2014 and September 2015. The BPH patients were enrolled and were divided into 2 groups: with MtS (Group 1; n=94) and without MtS (Group 2; n=103). Demographic data, anthropometric measurements, blood analyses, uroflowmetric parameters, post voiding residual urine (PVR), prostate volume, quality of life (QoL) index, NC and WC were recorded. Both groups were administered oral alphablockers and response to treatment was evaluated. Receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curves were obtained and significant p was p<0.05.

resultsIn total, 197 patients were enrolled with mean age of 60.5±8.1 years. Mean NC and WC were higher in MtS patients (p<0.001). Uroflowmetry parameters and QoL indexes were comparable between groups before treatment. International prostate symptom score, uroflowmetry parameters, and QoL significant improved in Group 2 than Group 1, at 1st and 6th months of treatment with alpha-blockers. Success rate of treatment was significant higher in Group 2 than Group 1 (p<0.001). Cut-off values were 42.5cm and 113.5cm for NC and WC respectively, for response to alpha-blockers in BPH patients with MtS.

conclusionsMtS can be related with BPH and can negatively affect the response to alpha-blocker treatment. NC can be used for predicting response to alpha-blocker treatment in BPH patients with MtS.

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Adrenergic alpha-AntagonistsAgedAnalysis of VarianceBody Mass IndexBody SizeDose-Response Relationship, DrugHumansMaleMetabolic SyndromeMiddle AgedNeckPredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesProstate-Specific AntigenProstatic HyperplasiaQuality of LifeAdrenergic alpha-AntagonistsProstate-Specific AntigenPatientsProstatic HyperplasiaQuality of Life

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