Table 1. CP/CPPS pain symptom incidence, location, frequency and intensity in 19,791 HPFS participants from 1986 to 2008.
| No. NIH-CPSI Pain Score (%)* | |||
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| 1–3† | 4–7‡ | 8 or Greater§ | |
| Totals | 2,386 (12.1) | 3,060 (15.5) | 653 (3.3) |
| Pain location or type:‖ | |||
| Perineum | 259 (10.9) | 874 (28.8) | 372 (58.2) |
| Testicles | 328 (13.9) | 917 (30.3) | 355 (55.2) |
| Penis tip | 140 (6.0) | 491 (16.3) | 224 (35.1) |
| Pubic region | 451 (19.2) | 1,487 (49.4) | 470 (73.9) |
| During urination | 846 (35.9) | 1,441 (47.7) | 428 (66.9) |
| During/after ejaculation | 304 (13.3) | 836 (28.5) | 330 (53.1) |
| Pain frequency:‖ | |||
| Never | 241 (10.1) | 69 (2.3) | 1 (0.2) |
| Rarely | 2,020 (84.8) | 1,695 (55.4) | 89 (13.7) |
| Sometimes | 120 (5.0) | 1,187 (38.8) | 345 (52.9) |
| Often | 0 | 101 (3.3) | 155 (23.8) |
| Usually | 0 | 2 (0.1) | 38 (5.8) |
| Always | 0 | 4 (0.1) | 24 (3.7) |
| Pain intensity:‖ | |||
| 0–3 | 2,343 (100.0) | 2,853 (93.9) | 326 (49.9) |
| 4–6 | 0 | 180 (5.9) | 264 (40.4) |
| 7–10 | 0 | 5 (0.2) | 63 (9.6) |
*
Range 0 to 21, calculated by summing pain at 6 areas or circumstances (perineum, testicles, penis tip, pubic area, urination and ejaculation never—0 and rarely to always—1), pain maximum frequency in 6 areas/circumstances (never—0, rarely—1, sometimes—2, often—3, usually—4 and always—5) and pain average severity (0 to 10), and denominator of each pain location or type, frequency and intensity calculation may differ from total due to missing values.
†
Including 143, 937 and 1,306 men who reported score of 1, 2 and 3, respectively.
‡
Including 1,083, 906, 616 and 455 men who reported score of 4, 5, 6 and 7, respectively.
§
Including 232, 148, 116 and 157 men who reported score of 8, 9, 10 and 11 or greater (mean modified NIH-CPSI pain score 9.6).