Evaluation of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Patients in Regards to Co-Morbid Conditions and Personal Habits

Abstract

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is one of the most common diseases encountered in urology practice which commonly occurs in the ageing man. Similarly, diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease and erectile dysfunction also increases with ageing. This study is an attempt to look at the percentage of patients presenting with any associated illness and then to assess the risk of smoking and alcohol consumption and their socioeconomic status of our group of patients by taking a thorough history of BPH patients. The study was conducted in the urology department saveetha medical college and hospital. This was a prospective cross-sectional study from October 2019 till February 2020. In this study, 150 BPH patients history was taken, and data regarding their co-morbid conditions, smoking habits and alcohol consumption were taken, and results were analyzed. Among the co-morbid conditions in this group of patients, the most typical medical condition found was diabetes (46%) and the second most common cause was erectile dysfunction (32%). Further, public health perspective research with factual data collected through various hospitals to assess future trends in BPH incidence rates and co-morbid conditions must be strongly encouraged to identify risk factors for the Indian population.