Higher Body Mass Index Increases the Risk for Biopsy-Mediated Detection of Prostate Cancer in Chinese Men

Meng-Bo Hu, Pei- De Bai, Yi-Shuo Wu, Li-Min Zhang, Hua Xu, Rong Na, Hao-Wen Jiang and Qiang Ding

PLOS ONE, 2015, vol. 10, issue 4, 1-12

Abstract: Objective: To investigate the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and prostate cancer (PCa) risk at biopsy in Chinese men. Patients and Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the records of 1,807 consecutive men who underwent initial multicore (≥10) prostate biopsy under transrectal ultrasound guidance between Dec 2004 and Feb 2014. BMI was categorised based on the Asian classification of obesity as follows:

Date: 2015
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