Poor Glycemic Control of Diabetes Mellitus Is Associated with Higher Risk of Prostate Cancer Detection in a Biopsy Population

Juhyun Park, Sung Yong Cho, Young Ju Lee, Seung Bae Lee, Hwancheol Son and Hyeon Jeong

PLOS ONE, 2014, vol. 9, issue 9, 1-6

Abstract: Objectives: To evaluate the impact of glycemic control of diabetes mellitus (DM) on prostate cancer detection in a biopsy population. Patients and Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the records of 1,368 men who underwent prostate biopsy at our institution. We divided our biopsy population into three groups according to their history of DM, and their Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) level: a no-DM (DM−) group; a good glycemic control (DM+GC) group (HbA1c

Date: 2014
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