Association between body mass index and localized prostate cancer management and disease-specific quality of life.

Purpose: The purpose of this work is to describe the association between body mass index (BMI) and (1) management option for localized prostate cancer (PCa) and (2) disease-specific quality of life (ds-QoL) after treatment or active surveillance.

Subjects/patients And Methods: We analysed data from men with localized PCa managed with radical prostatectomy (RP), radiation therapy (RT), or active surveillance (AS) in a prospective, population-based cohort study. We evaluated the association between BMI and management option with multivariable multinomial logistic regression analysis.

Symptom burden predicts hospitalization independent of comorbidity in community-dwelling older adults.

Objectives: To determine whether cumulative symptom burden predicts hospitalization or emergency department (ED) visits in a cohort of older adults.

Design: Prospective, observational study with a baseline in-home assessment of symptom burden.

Setting: Central Alabama.