Prevalence of and risk factors for asymptomatic inflammatory (NIH-IV) prostatitis in Chinese men.
BACKGROUND: While many investigators have studied symptomatic prostatitis, little research has been done with regard to asymptomatic (NIH-IV) prostatitis. PURPOSE: To describe the prevalence of and risk factors for NIH-IV prostatitis among a large male population. METHODS: The study population was c...
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doaj-92836136f3174cbea36e8ff7e76d35bc2020-11-25T00:46:32ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032013-01-0188e7129810.1371/journal.pone.0071298Prevalence of and risk factors for asymptomatic inflammatory (NIH-IV) prostatitis in Chinese men.Chunlei WuZhifu ZhangZheng LuMing LiaoYoujie ZhangYuanliang XieXuefeng GuoXiaoxiang YuXiaobo YangYong GaoAihua TanZengnan MoBACKGROUND: While many investigators have studied symptomatic prostatitis, little research has been done with regard to asymptomatic (NIH-IV) prostatitis. PURPOSE: To describe the prevalence of and risk factors for NIH-IV prostatitis among a large male population. METHODS: The study population was comprised of 1,868 men at the second phase recruitment of a population-based cohort in China. Asymptomatic and symptomatic men were defined by the National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis (CP) Symptom Index. Meanwhile, EPS specimens and their leukocyte count were collected. Lifestyle and demographic characteristics were obtained through a questionnaire. RESULTS: Prevalence of NIH-IV prostatitis was 21.1% among 1,868 asymptomatic men aged 19-78 years and increased with age. After adjusteing for potential confounding variables (age, smoking habits, alcohol drinking habits, education, physical activity, hypertension, dyslipidemia, obesity and diabetes), age remained a significant factor for NIH-IV prostatitis (OR = 1.35; 95% CI = 1.06-1.71; P = 0.01) and the risk of NIH-IV prostatitis was significantly higher in smokers≧15 pack/years than non-smokers (OR = 1.33; 95% CI = 1.01-1.75; P = 0.03). In addition, compared with non-drinkers, the OR of NIH-IV prostatitis in drinkers ≧1 drinks/week was 1.35 (95% CI = 1.03, 1.77, p = 0.02) after adjusting for the other variables above. In addition, having less than a college education may be a risk factor for NIH-IV prostatitis, although a statistically significant difference did not exist in our data (OR = 1.22; 95% CI = 0.97-1.52; P = 0.08). CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that NIH-IV prostatitis is prevalent in China. Age, smoking, drinking and lower education levels were associated with an increased risk of NIH-IV prostatitis. The prevalence of NIH-IV prostatitis should be taken into account when estimating the total prevalence of CP in future studies.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3742742?pdf=render |
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Chunlei Wu Zhifu Zhang Zheng Lu Ming Liao Youjie Zhang Yuanliang Xie Xuefeng Guo Xiaoxiang Yu Xiaobo Yang Yong Gao Aihua Tan Zengnan Mo |
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Chunlei Wu Zhifu Zhang Zheng Lu Ming Liao Youjie Zhang Yuanliang Xie Xuefeng Guo Xiaoxiang Yu Xiaobo Yang Yong Gao Aihua Tan Zengnan Mo Prevalence of and risk factors for asymptomatic inflammatory (NIH-IV) prostatitis in Chinese men. PLoS ONE |
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Chunlei Wu Zhifu Zhang Zheng Lu Ming Liao Youjie Zhang Yuanliang Xie Xuefeng Guo Xiaoxiang Yu Xiaobo Yang Yong Gao Aihua Tan Zengnan Mo |
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Prevalence of and risk factors for asymptomatic inflammatory (NIH-IV) prostatitis in Chinese men. |
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Prevalence of and risk factors for asymptomatic inflammatory (NIH-IV) prostatitis in Chinese men. |
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Prevalence of and risk factors for asymptomatic inflammatory (NIH-IV) prostatitis in Chinese men. |
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Prevalence of and risk factors for asymptomatic inflammatory (NIH-IV) prostatitis in Chinese men. |
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Prevalence of and risk factors for asymptomatic inflammatory (NIH-IV) prostatitis in Chinese men. |
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prevalence of and risk factors for asymptomatic inflammatory (nih-iv) prostatitis in chinese men. |
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1932-6203 |
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2013-01-01 |
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BACKGROUND: While many investigators have studied symptomatic prostatitis, little research has been done with regard to asymptomatic (NIH-IV) prostatitis. PURPOSE: To describe the prevalence of and risk factors for NIH-IV prostatitis among a large male population. METHODS: The study population was comprised of 1,868 men at the second phase recruitment of a population-based cohort in China. Asymptomatic and symptomatic men were defined by the National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis (CP) Symptom Index. Meanwhile, EPS specimens and their leukocyte count were collected. Lifestyle and demographic characteristics were obtained through a questionnaire. RESULTS: Prevalence of NIH-IV prostatitis was 21.1% among 1,868 asymptomatic men aged 19-78 years and increased with age. After adjusteing for potential confounding variables (age, smoking habits, alcohol drinking habits, education, physical activity, hypertension, dyslipidemia, obesity and diabetes), age remained a significant factor for NIH-IV prostatitis (OR = 1.35; 95% CI = 1.06-1.71; P = 0.01) and the risk of NIH-IV prostatitis was significantly higher in smokers≧15 pack/years than non-smokers (OR = 1.33; 95% CI = 1.01-1.75; P = 0.03). In addition, compared with non-drinkers, the OR of NIH-IV prostatitis in drinkers ≧1 drinks/week was 1.35 (95% CI = 1.03, 1.77, p = 0.02) after adjusting for the other variables above. In addition, having less than a college education may be a risk factor for NIH-IV prostatitis, although a statistically significant difference did not exist in our data (OR = 1.22; 95% CI = 0.97-1.52; P = 0.08). CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that NIH-IV prostatitis is prevalent in China. Age, smoking, drinking and lower education levels were associated with an increased risk of NIH-IV prostatitis. The prevalence of NIH-IV prostatitis should be taken into account when estimating the total prevalence of CP in future studies. |
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