Is Metabolic Syndrome Truly a Risk Factor for Male Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms or Just an Epiphenomenon?

Table 1

Demographic parameters of patients according to the presence of metabolic syndrome.

Continuous variables	Metabolic syndrome (𝑛=198)	Nonmetabolic syndrome (𝑛=292)	P
Age (years)	59 ± 9	57 ± 9	0.02
Body mass index (Kg/m^2)	30 ± 4	26 ± 4	<0.001
Prostate volume (cm^3)	31 ± 9	29 ± 8	0.01
Total PSA	1.69 ± 4.1	1.49 ± 4.0	0.30
Total testosterone (ng/dL)	486 ± 250	512 ± 251	0.26
Free testosterone (ng/dL)	90 ± 66	97 ± 67	0.25
IPSS	5 ± 7	7 ± 7	0.12

PSA: prostate specific antigen; IPSS: International Prostatic Symptoms Score.
Data in bold font refers to P value <0.05.