Is Metabolic Syndrome Truly a Risk Factor for Male Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms or Just an Epiphenomenon?

To define whether the association of male lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and metabolic syndrome (MS) is real or simply an epiphenomenon, 490 male adults (mean age 58 ± 9 years) underwent International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS), physical and prostate digital examinations, blood analysis, and...

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Main Authors: Marina Zamuner, Walker Wendell Laranja, João Carlos Cardoso Alonso, Fabiano A. Simões, Ronald F. Rejowski, Leonardo O. Reis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Advances in Urology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/203854