Social Determinants of Chronic ProstatitisChronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome Related Lifestyle and Behaviors among Urban Men in China: A Case-Control Study

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Purpose.

In order to find key risk factors of chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) among urban men in China, an age-matched case-control study was performed from September 2012 to May 2013 in Yichang, Hubei Province, China.

Methodology.

A total of 279 patients and 558 controls were recruited in this study.

Data were collected by a self-administered questionnaire, including demographics, diet and lifestyle, psychological status, and a physical exam.

Conditional logistic regression model was used to analyze collected data.

Results.

Chemical factors exposure, night shift, severity of mood, and poor self-health cognition were entered into the regression model, and result displayed that these four factors had odds ratios of 1.929 (95% CI, 1.321–2.819), 1.456 (95% CI, 1.087–1.949), 1.619 (95% CI, 1.280–2.046), and 1.304 (95% CI, 1.094–1.555), respectively, which suggested that these four factors could significantly affect CP/CPPS.

Conclusion.

These results suggest that many factors affect CP/CPPS, including biological, social, and psychological factors.