Introduction: Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is the most frequent urological disease in men. Despite its generalized prevalence, the etiology is not well understood. Obesity is involved in BPH due to its relationship with metabolic and endocrine changes. There is little information on the role of lipids in prostate growth so there is a need for further research in this area. Objective: To determine if dyslipidemia and high body mass index are risk factors for the development of benign prostatic hyperplasia. Material and Method: An observational, case and control study was conducted. A population of 299 patients  40 years was taken into account, of which 159 patients were randomly selected and divided into 53 for the cases and 106 for the controls. Results: It was found that there was no association between high BMI and BPH (χ²: 0.347, OR: 0.813, IC: 0.409 – 1.617, p  0.555)...

Objective: To evaluate the influence of high altitude on C-reactive protein (CRP) levels in adults with abdominal visceral adiposity. Materials and methods: A quantitative study with quasi-experimental design, which included twenty-four (24) male medical students from the National University of Trujillo, selected by non-probability convenience sampling and study subject, evaluated at 0 and 4,386 m.a.s.l., and classified according to their degree of abdominal visceral adiposity: normal (G1) and high (G2). Results: The CRP level of G1 in relation to G2 showed no significant difference. Regarding CRP levels, Wilcoxon rank-sum (non-parametric) test was used for G2 and Student´s t-test was used for G1, with significance being shown in both cases. Conclusions: Variations on CRP levels in high altitude compared to sea level in both groups were significant.