Prevalence and risk factors for scrotal lesions/anomalies in a cohort of Brazilian men ≥ 40 years of age.

Objective: To estimate the prevalence of and risk factors for cutaneous lesions of the scrotum and intrascrotal lesions/anomalies among men included in a prostatic cancer screening program in a Brazilian metropolitan city.

Design And Setting: Cross-sectional study, private outpatient healthcare service.

Methods: 1731 men aged 40 years or over, participating in a prostate cancer screening program conducted by the municipal public employees' healthcare system, underwent systematic urological assessment by a single examiner.

Maternal morbidity and near miss associated with maternal age: the innovative approach of the 2006 Brazilian demographic health survey.

Objective: To study the prevalence of potentially life-threatening maternal conditions and near miss in Brazil according to maternal age.

Methods: A secondary analysis of the 2006 Brazilian demographic health survey database using a validated questionnaire to evaluate maternal morbidity with a focus on age extremes. The study included 5,025 women with at least 1 live birth in the 5-year reference period preceding their interviews.

Prevalence and risk factors for penile lesions/anomalies in a cohort of Brazilian men ≥ 40 years of age.

Purpose: To report the prevalence and risk factors of penile lesions/anomalies in a Metropolitan Brazilian city.

Materials And Methods: All participants undergoing prostate cancer screening in the city of Curitiba were systematically examined to identify penile lesions including cutaneous mycosis, sexually transmitted diseases, penile cancer, meatal stenosis, hypospadias, and Peyronie's disease. Outcomes of interest included the prevalence and the relative risk and 95% confidence intervals of the lesions/anomalies according to age, school level, race, personal history of diabetes, arterial hypertension, nonspecific urethritis, and vasectomy.

The significance of biological, environmental, and social risk factors for prostate cancer in a cohort study in Brazil.

Purpose: To evaluate the significance of several risk factors for prostate cancer in a cohort of Brazilian men.

Subjects And Methods: Men ≥ 40 years-old participating in a prostate cancer screening program between December 2006 and April 2011 in the city of Curitiba, Brazil, were evaluated to determine the prevalence, relative risk (RR) and 95 % CI of prostate cancer according to age, race, ethnicity, family history of prostate cancer, educational level, and history of vasectomy, increased blood pressure, diabetes mellitus, and urethritis.

Results: In 2121 men included in this study, prostate cancer prevalence was 0.