Abstract
Objectives: We studied the correlation between serum prostate specific antigen and the volume of prostate in Nigerian men with biopsy proven benign prostatic hyperplasiaPatients/Material and Methods: A total of 120 men with biopsy proven stromoglandular hyperplasia were included in the study. We analyzed PSA and total prostate volume (TV) measured by transabdominal ultrasound. We used Pearson correlation coefficient and linear regression model to describe the relationship between variables. RESULTS: The mean age of patients recruited for the study was 65.6years. The mean total prostate volume recorded in the study was 72.79mls ±44.38mls and mean PSA was 12.44±15.49ng/ml. Serum PSA level significantly correlated with TV (P<0.05). The Pearson correlation between PSA and TV was 0.3365 while that between age and PSA was 0.026. Conclusions: In Nigerian men with biopsy proven BPH the volume of the prostate significantly correlated with serum PSA. There was no significant correlation between age and PSA.
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