Community-based research on the benign prostatic hyperplasia prevalence rate in Korean rural area
Goh Hyeok-Jun, ±è½Å¾Æ, ³²Áö¿ø, ÃÖº¸À², ¹®È«»ó,
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( Goh Hyeok-Jun )
Hanyang University College of Medicine Department of Urology
±è½Å¾Æ ( Kim Shin-Ah )
Hanyang University College of Medicine Department of Preventive Medicine
³²Áö¿ø ( Nam Ji-Won )
Hanyang University College of Medicine Department of Preventive Medicine
ÃÖº¸À² ( Choi Bo-Youl )
Hanyang University College of Medicine Department of Preventive Medicine
¹®È«»ó ( Moon Hong-Sang )
Hanyang University College of Medicine Department of Urology
KMID : 0358320150560010068
Abstract
Purpose: We investigated the prevalence rate of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) among Korean males in a rural area through a cross-sectional, community-based epidemiologic survey and analyzed the correlation with epidemiologic factors.
Materials and Methods: A total of 779 males who lived in Yangpyeong County participated in a prostate examination campaign. Targeting these men, we collected the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS), medical history, demographic information, serum prostate-specific antigen, and prostate volume as measured by transrectal ultrasonography. The data for 599 participants were analyzed, excluding 180 men who had a possibility of prostate cancer. BPH was defined as an IPSS of 8 points or higher and a prostate volume of 25 mL or more.
Results: The prevalence rate of BPH was 20.0%. The prevalence rate increased with age. There were 2 subjects (4.4%) in the age group of 40-49 years, 18 subjects (10.9%) in the age group of 50-59 years, 44 subjects (22%) in the age group of 60-69 years, and 56 subjects (26.6%) in the age group of over 70 years; this increase with age was statistically significant (p<0.001). In the BPH group, the average IPSS was 14.67¡¾5.95, the average prostate volume was 37.04¡¾11.71 g, and the average prostate-specific antigen value was 1.56¡¾0.88 ng/mL. In the analysis of correlations between the epidemiologic factors and the risk of BPH, smoking was the only statistically significant factor.
Conclusions: The total prevalence rate of BPH in this study was 20.0%, which was a little lower than the rate reported in other cities or rural areas.
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Prevalence; Prostatic hyperplasia
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