... values, and presence of metabolic syndrome were statistically evaluated. Results: Our study consisted of 91 patients with a mean preoperative hypertension duration of 23.3 ± 12.1 months. Among patients, 42 (46.2%) had complete response, 18 (19.8%) had partial response, and 31 (34.0%) had no response...

...Yongqiang Fu; Zhe Zhou; Bing Yang; Kai Zhang; Lijun He; Xianghua Zhang Objective: To investigate whether metabolic syndrome (MetS) may be associated with the clinical progression of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Methods: A total of 525 community-dwelling men (aged 45-78) with lower urinary...

...Kutan Ozer; Mustafa Ozan Horsanali; Sacit Nuri Gorgel; Burcu Ozalp Horsanali; Emin Ozbek Aim: There is a large body of evidence of clinical studies regarding the relation between metabolic syndrome (MetS) and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)-related lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in men...

...Sicong Zhao; Jianchun Tang; Sujun Shao; Yong Yan Objective: The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship among serum mean platelet volume (MPV) levels, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)/lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and metabolic syndrome (MetS), and study the potential...

...Xiangyu Zhang; Xiaofang Zeng; Ying Liu; Lini Dong; Xiaokun Zhao; Xiaobing Qu Objective: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the impact of metabolic syndrome (MetS) on benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in elderly Chinese men. Methods: A total of 401 elderly BPH patients were divided...

...Jian Gang Pan; Chun Jiang; Runqi Luo; Xing Zhou Objectives: To evaluate the relationship between metabolic syndrome (MetS) and annual prostate growth rates in Chinese patients of different age decades with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data...

... and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Inflammation Erectile dysfunction Metabolic syndrome Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a condition that is gaining...

...Ricardo Castillejos-Molina; Francisco Rodríguez-Covarrubias; Mariano Sotomayor; M. Olivia Gómez-Alvarado; Miguel Villalobos-Gollás; Fernando Gabilondo; Guillermo Feria-Bernal Introduction: Metabolic syndrome (MS) is linked to hormone-dependent cancers. Its prognostic implication in prostate cancer...

...Omer Demir; Tevfik Demir; Aykut Kefi; Mustafa Secil; Abdurrahman Comlekci; Sena Yesil; Ahmet Adil Esen Background: The constellation of truncal obesity, glucose intolerance, dyslipidemia (high triglycerides, low HDL cholesterol), and hypertension has been recognized as metabolic syndrome. However...