Epidemiology of senile prostatic enlargement among elderly men in Arar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

• Published in: Electronic physician 2017-09, Vol.9 (9), p.5349-5353
• Main Authors: Alanazi, Abdullah Barghash, Alshalan, Anfal Muaddi, Alanazi, Omar Ayed, Alanazi, Munif Salah, Alanazi, Abdulaziz Inad, Alanazi, Abdullah Hussain, Alhadhari, Anwar Mohammed, Alanazi, Ahmed Saad, Alanazi, Rahmah Abdulhadi, Alanazi, Ibtisam Matan, Alanazi, Mohammed Abdullah, Alkhidhr, Mohammed Abdullah, Aldehneen, Hassan Ali, Alanazi, Raed Khalid
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Arar; Benign prostatic hyperplasia; Original; Prevalence; Senile prostatic enlargement
• ISSN: 2008-5842; 2008-5842
• DOI: 10.19082/5349

Senile prostatic enlargement due to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a common problem among older men, and is responsible for considerable disability. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence and determinants of the clinically diagnosed prostatic enlargement among elderly men in Arar, Northern Saudi Arabia. This cross-sectional study was carried out on all consented elderly males attending the outpatient clinic of the urology department of Arar Central Hospital from February 2017 to July 30, 2017. Each participant underwent a general examination and digital per rectal to detect general chronic diseases, obesity and prostatic enlargement. Data were analyzed by SPSS version 16, using descriptive statistics and Chi-squared test. Among 81 elderly male participants in the study, 19.8% had clinically diagnosed senile prostatic enlargement (SPE) and 3.7% had prostatic tumors. There was significant relation between SPE and age as 6.2% of cases were 60-69 years, 43.8% were 70-79 years and 44.0% were 80 years or more (p