Analysis of the diagnostic and therapeutic status of elderly benign prostatic hyperplasia / 中华老年医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To evaluate the diagnostic and therapeutic status of elderly benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).Methods Totally 188 male elderly in outpatient department from January 2010 to March 2012 were enrolled in this study.Medical history was inquired in detail,and prostatic volumes (PV)were measured by abdominal ultrasound,PV≥ 20ml was diagnosed as BPH.Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) was evaluated by international prostate symptom score (IPSS),prostate specific antigen (PSA) was measured.Age≥62 years,PSA≥1.6 μg/L and PV≥31 ml were considered as higher risk of clinical progression of BPH.We investigated the rate of prevalence,awareness and treatment of BPH.PV,IPSS and PSA were compared among different age groups by ANOVA.Logistic regression analysis was made to show the risk factors of BPH.Results Among 188 male elderly,the prevalence rate of BPH was 48.4％,and the total rate of awareness was 41.5％.The rate of awareness resulting from seeing doctor due to LUTS was 10.6％.PV,IPSS and PSA were increased with ageing.Risk factors contributing to BPH were age,hypertension and diabetes.The treatment rate with drugs of 5a-reductase inhibitor was 47.3 ％,however 10 subjects had not been given drugs treatment among 46 patients with higher risk of clinical progression of BPH.Conclusions The prevalence rate of BPH is increased with ageing,the proportion of seeing a doctor with passion is lower because the male elderly have not paid enough attention to LUTS.And doctors have not given drugs intervention to patients with clinical progression BPH in time.We should launch propaganda and education among the elderly patients with hypertension and diabetes and take comprehensive treatment.