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Journal article

Elevated C‐Peptides, Abdominal Obesity, and Abnormal Adipokine Profile are Associated With Higher Gleason Scores in Prostate Cancer

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Prostate cancer development is associated with numerous lifestyle factors (i.e., physical activity, nutrition intake) and metabolic perturbations. These factors have been studied independently; here, we used an integrative approach to characterize these lifestyle and metabolic parameters in men undergoing diagnostic prostate biopsies. METHODS: We prospectively evaluated 51 consecutive men for body composition, metabolic factors …

Authors

Di Sebastiano KM; Pinthus JH; Duivenvoorden WCM; Patterson L; Dubin JA; Mourtzakis M

Journal

The Prostate, Vol. 77, No. 2, pp. 211–221

Publisher

Wiley

Publication Date

February 2017

DOI

10.1002/pros.23262

ISSN

0270-4137