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Increased Risk of Benign Prostate Hyperplasia in Sleep Apnea Patients: A Nationwide Population-Based Study

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  • Ping-Song Chou
  • Wei-Chiao Chang
  • Wei-Po Chou
  • Mu-En Liu
  • Chiou-Lian Lai
  • Ching-Kuan Liu
  • Yan-Chiou Ku
  • Shih-Jen Tsai
  • Yii-Her Chou
  • Wei-Pin Chang

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Background: Sleep apnea (SA) is a common sleep disorder characterized by chronic intermittent hypoxia (IH). Chronic IH induces systemic inflammatory processes, which can cause tissue damage and contribute to prostatic enlargement. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) and SA in a Taiwanese population. Methods: The study population was identified from Taiwan’s National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD) and contained 202 SA patients and 1010 control patients. The study cohort consisted of men aged ≥30 years who were newly diagnosed with SA between January 1997 and December 2005. Each patient was monitored for 5 years from the index date for the development of BPH. A Cox regression analysis was used to calculate the hazard ratios (HRs) for BPH in the SA and control patients. Results: During the 5-year follow-up, 18 SA patients (8.9%) and 32 non-SA control patients (3.2%) developed BPH. The adjusted HR for BPH was 2.35-fold higher in the patients with SA than in the control patients (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.28–4.29, P

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  • Ping-Song Chou & Wei-Chiao Chang & Wei-Po Chou & Mu-En Liu & Chiou-Lian Lai & Ching-Kuan Liu & Yan-Chiou Ku & Shih-Jen Tsai & Yii-Her Chou & Wei-Pin Chang, 2014. "Increased Risk of Benign Prostate Hyperplasia in Sleep Apnea Patients: A Nationwide Population-Based Study," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 9(3), pages 1-7, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0093081
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0093081
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