Abstract
Abstract: This study aims to determine the association between prostate volume and PSA levels in BPH patients at Ulin Hospital Banjarmasin. This study used a cross-sectional retrospective approach and analytic method. A total of 52 samples were obtained by purposive sampling based on inclusion and exclusion criterias. The highest prostate volume of 20.00-39.99 cc was obtained from 16 patients (30.7%) and the lowest volume of 60.00-79.99 cc was obtained from 10 patients (19.2%). Examination of PSA levels were highest at 2.6-9.9 ng/mL from 24 patients (46.2%) and the lowest at >20.0 ng/mL (5.8%) from 3 patients. Data analysis using Pearson correlation coefficient showed a positive correlation between prostate volume and PSA levels in BPH patients at Ulin Hospital Banjarmasin with a p value = 0,000 and r = 0.616 (positive and strong correlation). Keywords: BPH, Prostate volume, PSA
Highlights
Benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) is one of the common condition in men in which there is a benign enlargement of the prostate gland, that can be fibromuscular hyperplasia or glandular hyperplasia.[1]
This research was aimed to determine the correlation between prostate volume and PSA levels in BPH patients at Ulin General Hospital Banjarmasin
Increased PSA levels may be caused by several conditions, including aging, race, urinary tract infections, sexual activities such as ejaculation, BPH, prostatitis, prostate gland cancer, DRE (Digital Rectal Examination), biopsy and medications.[10,17]. This is comparable to the study by Byung et al (2006) in patients from 11 medical centers who first visited hospitals accompanied by LUTS complaints that PSA levels and age showed large variations among individuals and the study of Lee et al (2007) in Korean men who showed an increase in PSA per increase in prostate volume decreased in the elderly group.[15,18]
Summary
Benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) is one of the common condition in men in which there is a benign enlargement of the prostate gland, that can be fibromuscular hyperplasia or glandular hyperplasia.[1]. This research was aimed to determine the correlation between prostate volume and PSA levels in BPH patients at Ulin General Hospital Banjarmasin.
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