Liu ZhiWei, Chen Ting, Shen Mingkang, Li Kai, Ma ChunJie, Ketlhoafetse Antonnette, Liu XiangYun
J Aging Phys Act. 2020 May 20;28(6):822-827. doi: 10.1123/japa.2019-0315. Print 2020 Dec 1.
Benign prostatic hyperplasia and its associated lower urinary tract symptoms seriously affect both the physical and mental health of older men. In order to determine the efficiency of Chinese Qigong Yi Jin Jing on prostate health in older individuals, thirty participants were randomized into either an Yi Jin Jing group (n = 15) or a control group (n = 15). After the 6-month intervention, the Yi Jin Jing group showed a significant decrease in international prostate symptom score and a significant increase in maximal urinary flow rate (compared with the control group p = .005, p = .001, respectively). Also, testosterone level increased and estrogen/testosterone ratio decreased in the Yi Jin Jing group (compared with the baseline p = .004, p = .002, respectively); estrogen level and estrogen/testosterone ratio were lower in the Yi Jin Jing group (compared with the control group p = .029, p = .012, respectively). The results showed that Yi Jin Jing is a promising way to reduce the risk of benign prostatic hyperplasia-lower urinary tract symptoms in older men.
良性前列腺增生及其相关的下尿路症状严重影响老年男性的身心健康。为了确定中国气功易筋经对老年人前列腺健康的功效，30名参与者被随机分为易筋经组（n = 15）或对照组（n = 15）。经过6个月的干预，易筋经组的国际前列腺症状评分显著降低，最大尿流率显著增加（与对照组相比，p分别为0.005和0.001）。此外，易筋经组的睾酮水平升高，雌激素/睾酮比值降低（与基线相比，p分别为0.004和0.002）；易筋经组的雌激素水平和雌激素/睾酮比值较低（与对照组相比，p分别为0.029和0.012）。结果表明，易筋经是降低老年男性良性前列腺增生-下尿路症状风险的一种有前景的方法。
