Association between metabolic syndrome and risk of benign prostatic hyperplasia: a prospective cohort study of 163 975 participants
MetS is a significant risk factor for the incident BPH. Inflammation, erythrocyte-related biomarkers, liver and renal function partially mediate this relationship. Early detection and intervention in MetS may help reduce the risk of developing BPH.
Authors
- Jinjing Guo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1590-8014)
- Jiaming He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2594-5081)
- Youyou Li
- Jiaren Li
- Dingwen Liu
- Yichuan Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1575-0245)
- Long Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4583-2428)
- Xin Pan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0093-5143)
- Liang Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4369-5001)
- Qing Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8866-8466)
Institutions
- Central South University (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Third Xiangya Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Global Health
- Published
- 2025-10-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.15.04275
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.52
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Central South University
- Xiangya Hospital, Central South University