Epidemiology

Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) in men is a common condition worldwide.[2] In the US, it accounts for approximately 8% of urology consultations and 1% of primary care consultations.[8] A population-based cross-sectional survey of 2500 men carried out in Finland showed a lifetime prevalence rate of prostatitis of 14.2%.[9] A large systematic review of the epidemiology of prostatitis included five studies surveying 10,617 men and found an overall rate of prostatitis (defined using various criteria) of 8.2%, with prevalence ranging from 2.2% to 9.7%.[10]

CP/CPPS is the most common category of prostatitis; it is estimated to be the cause of 90% to 95% of cases of prostatitis.[3][11][12] The condition predominantly affects men ages 36 to 50 years, but can affect men of all ages and shows no ethnic predominance.[6][8] However, an estimation of the true prevalence of CP/CPPS is limited due to significant overlap of symptoms with other conditions, such as interstitial cystitis, prostate and bladder cancers, and other types of prostatitis, with population-based prevalence rates of prostatitis symptoms ranging from 1% to 14.2%.[4][9][10]

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