Actual lowering effect of metabolic syndrome on serum prostate-specific antigen levels is partly concealed by enlarged prostate: results from a large-scale population-based study

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Zhao, Sicong ; Xia, Ming ; Tang, Jianchun ; Yan, Yong

关键词: prostate-specific antigen;    prostate volume;    metabolic syndrome;    prostate cancer;    screening;   

DOI  :  10.1111/bju.13621

学科分类：内分泌与代谢学

【 摘 要 】

Objectives To clarify the lowering effect of metabolic syndrome (MetS) on serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels in a Chinese screened population. Subjects and Methods A total of 45 540 ostensibly healthy men aged 55-69 years who underwent routine h