Phaik Yeong Cheah|Men Long Liong|Kah Hay Yuen|Chu Leong Teh|Timothy Khor|Jin Yang|Hin Wai Yap|John N. Krieger
Chronic prostatitis: symptom survey with follow-up clinical evaluation
Malaysia University of Science and Technology|Universiti Sains Malaysia|Malaysia University of Science and Technology|Universiti Sains Malaysia|Penang Adventist Hospital|Penang Adventist Hospital|Penang Adventist Hospital|University of Washington
determine prevalence chronic prostatitischronic pelvic pain syndrome national institutes health category iii prostatitis penang malaysia estimate proportion cases ascertained population survey met consensus clinical criteria chronic prostatitisone percent 20 50yearold men penang malaysia surveyed using national institutes health chronic prostatitis symptom index clinical evaluation included lower urinary tract localization studies recommended symptomatic subjects met survey definition identify bacterial prostatitis diagnoses would exclude consensus clinical definition chronic prostatitis category iiiof 3147 subjects surveyed 275 87 met survey criteria chronic prostatitis prevalence chronic prostatitis 80 among malays 89 among nonmalays 16 among noncitizens p 0025 prevalence increased age 63 20 30yearold men 89 31 40yearold men 126 41 50yearold men p 0001 87 subjects evaluated clinically 65 75 met consensus clinical criteria chronic prostatitischronic prostatitis represents important international healthcare problem thorough clinical evaluation necessary verify chronic prostatitis indeed responsible patients pelvic pain lower urinary tract symptoms