title: [Lower urinary tract symptoms and prostatic growth pattern among old and middle-aged males in Shanghai community].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the prevalence of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and the age-related growth pattern of the prostate among 40 -70 year-old males in Shanghai community.
  
  
  METHODS
  Using cluster and stratified random sampling and IPSS, we investigated the prevalence of LUTS among 1000 males aged 40 -70 years in the general population of Shanghai from November 2009 to June 2010. We measured the transverse, anteroposterior and vertical diameters of the prostate and its transition zone in each volunteer by transrectal ultrasonography and established the equation for the age-related growth pattern of the prostate.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In the 40 to 49-, 50 to 59- and 60 to 70-year groups, the incidence rates of moderate and severe LUTS (IPSS > or = 8) were 10.0%, 15.0% and 28.7%, respectively. The length, width, height and volume of the prostate and its transition zone were positively corrected with age (P < 0.05). The prostatic growth pattern equations based on the parameters of the transverse, anteroposterior and vertical diameters were Y = 1.6 x 10(-5)X3-0.002 1X2 + 0.074 6X + 0.677 2, Y = -2.4 x 10(-5)X3 + 0.003 3X2-0.1312X + 1.269, and Y = 1.6 x 10(-5)X3-0.001 8X2 + 0.073X- 0.690 9, respectively. The transverse and anteroposterior diameters of the prostate grew at a relatively similar rate, while the transverse diameter grew obviously faster than the vertical diameter before 60 years old, but the latter significantly increased and even exceeded the former after 60 years old.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The prevalence of LUTS among old and middle-aged males in Shanghai community is similar to that recently reported at home and abroad. The transverse and anteroposterior diameters of the prostate grow at a relatively similar rate, but the vertical diameter increases faster after 60 years old.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200001, China.
authors.forename: Guo-Qing
authors.initials: GQ
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Shi-Jun
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Wen-Liang
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Minm
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Hui-Qing
authors.initials: HQ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Zhi-Yong
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Feng-Hua
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Ren-Yuan
authors.initials: RY
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Yue-Hui
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Zheng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Ying-Hao
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Sun
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D059411:Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D011467:Prostate / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014463:Ultrasonography