Table 1.
Study reference | Population studied (n) | Control (n) | Findings |
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Lee et al19 |
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Higher WC related to worse BPH symptoms (OR = 1.68, P = 0.002) |
Giovannucci et al45 |
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Abdominal obesity associated with BPH (OR = 2.38, 95% CI 1.42–3.99 |
Wang et al48 |
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The only independent risk factor of BPH is abdominal overweight/obesity (OR 2.112, 95% CI 1.284–3.47, P = 0.003) |
Rohrmann et al51 |
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Higher WC was more likely to have LUTS (OR = 1.48, 95% CI 0.87–2.54). |
Parsons et al33 |
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Odds ratio for BPH
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Xie et al49 |
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Lee et al46 |
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Higher BMI (≥ 25 kg/m2) and central obesity were at significantly increased risk of BPH (OR = 4.88, P = 0.008) |
Penson et al47 |
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Worsened BPH symptoms were significantly associated with a BMI of ≥ 35 kg/m2 (OR 1.38, 95% CI 1.17–1.63). |
BMI, body mass index; BPH, benign prostate hyperplasia; CI, confidence interval; LUTS, lower urinary tract symptoms; OR, odds ratio; WC, waist circumference.