Journal of endocrinological investigation
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J. Endocrinol. Invest. · Nov 2020
Testosterone, level of the lesion and age are independently associated with prostate volume in men with chronic spinal cord injury.
Although men with spinal cord injury (SCI) exhibit a prostate volume significantly smaller compared to age-matched able-bodied men, the independent association of lower prostate volume with its putative determinants has never been analyzed in this population. This study was designed to identify variables independently associated with prostate volume in men with chronic SCI. ⋯ Our data indicate that lower testosterone levels and, to a lesser extent, a younger age and a spinal lesion level ≥ T12 represent the only variables exhibiting an independent association with a smaller prostate volume in men with SCI.