| Masumori et al., 19996 (10) |
Japan |
All men in a fishing village |
40–79 |
No prostate or bladder cancer or surgery, antiandrogen, CVA or neurogenic bladder |
289 (46.8%); 42.3% analyzed |
NS |
| Kongkanand, 20007 (11) |
Thailand |
Region stratified RPS |
40–70 |
NS |
1250 |
NS |
| Nicolosi et al., 200312 (11) |
Brazil |
RPS |
40–70 |
Householder |
Total number 2513 |
NS |
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Italy |
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Brazil (92%) |
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Japan |
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Italy (72%) |
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Malaysia |
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Japan (51%) |
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Malaysia (16%) |
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| Nicolosi et al., 200413 (11) |
Northern Europe: Austria/Belgium/Germany/Sweden/United Kingdom |
RPS |
40–80 |
Men and women householder |
27 500 (19%); 13 618 men |
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Southern Europe: Italy/France/Israel/Spain |
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Non-European West: Australia/Canada/ New Zealand/South Africa/United States |
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Central/South American: Brazil/Mexico |
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Middle East: Algeria/Egypt/Morocco/Turkey |
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East Asia: China/Hong Kong (China)/Japan/Korea/Taiwan |
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Southeast Asia: Malaysia/Philippines/Singapore/Thailand |
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| Nicolosi et al., 2001–2002/20059 (11) |
Mainland China, Hong Kong (China), Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Philippines |
RPS |
40–80 |
Men/women urban residents |
6700 (27%); 3350 men |
NS |
| Moreira et al., 2001–2002/200610 (14) |
Korea |
RPS |
40–80 |
40–80 years |
600 (32.5%) |
NS |
| Ahn et al., 2004/200711 (12) |
Korea |
Region stratified RPS |
40–79 |
All men |
1570 |
Similar (statistically significant) to population published in National Health and Nutrition Survey |
| Laumann et al., 2001–2002/200514 (14) |
World |
RPS |
40–80 |
40–80 years |
13 750 (19%) |
NS |
