Prevalence of the chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome among 40–69-year-old men residing in a temperate climate. (October 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hedelin, Hans; Johannisson, Henrik; Welin, Lennart
• Is Part Of: Scandinavian journal of urology. Volume 47:Number 5(2013:Oct.)
• Page Start: 390
• Page End: 392
• Publication Date: 2013-10
• Subjects: Urology -- Periodicals; 616.6
• DOI: 10.3109/00365599.2012.756930
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2168-1805

Abstract

<abstract> <title>Abstract</title> <p> <italic>Objective.</italic> The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence of the chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) among middle-aged men in a region with a temperate climate, i.e. a community in western Sweden. <italic>Material and methods.</italic> Men aged 40–69 years who, on the basis of postal invitation, volunteered to participate in a study regarding erectile dysfunction as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, were asked also to complete the National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index (NIH-CPSI). <italic>Results.</italic> In total, 459 of 900 men responded to the invitation. CP/CPPS-like symptoms, i.e. perineal and/or ejaculatory pain and an NIH-CPSI pain score of 4 or greater, were reported by 23 men (5%). More severe symptoms, with a pain score of at least 8 and perineal and/or ejaculatory pain, were reported by 15 men (3.3%). <italic>Conclusions.</italic> In this cross-sectional population-based study 5% had NIH-CPSI scores suggestive of CP/CPPS, which is in the lower range compared with studies from other regions, refuting the idea that CP/CPPS should be more common in regions with a temperate climate.</p> </abstract>