The association of body mass index and prostate‐specific antigen in a population‐based study
Open Access
- 24 January 2005
- Vol. 103 (5), 1092-1095
- https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.20856
Abstract
BACKGROUND Recent studies of men with prostate carcinoma suggest that obesity may be associated with more advanced-stage disease and lower overall survival rates. One possible link between body mass index (BMI) and prostate carcinoma prognosis may be disease ascertainment. Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is widely used to screen for prostate carcinoma. METHODS The authors examined the association between BMI and PSA in a population-based study of 2779 men without prostate carcinoma. Between 2001 and 2004, these men were enrolled in a study sponsored by the San Antonio Center of Biomarkers of Risk, a clinical and epidemiologic center of the Early Detection Research Network of the National Cancer Institute. RESULTS The mean PSA value decreased in a linear fashion with an increase in BMI category, from 1.01 ng/mL in normal weight men to 0.69 ng/mL in obese (Class III) men, after adjusting for race/ethnicity and age. CONCLUSIONS Lower levels of PSA in obese and overweight men could mask biologically consequential prostate carcinoma. Cancer 2005. Published 2005 by the American Cancer Society.Keywords
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