Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of patients with chronic prostatitis (Type IIIa or IIIb) plus irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), or with IBS alone.
| Categories | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type IIIa Plus IBS | Type IIIb Plus IBS | IBS Alone | |
| Patients (n) | 45 | 40 | 75 |
| Age (years) | 30 (23–44) | 29 (24–44) | 30 (23–44) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23 (19–28) | 22 (20–28) | 23 (21–28) |
| Time since diagnosis (months) | 32 (20–60) | 34 (22–58) | 34 (24–50) |
| WBC on EPS after prostate massage | 12 *,° (10–15) | 7 † (4–10) | 4 (2–6) |
Irritable bowel syndrome = IBS; BMI = body mass index. WBC = white blood cells; EPS = expressed prostate secretion. Values were expressed as mean and range (in parentheses); * p < 0.01 vs. matched values of patients with IBS alone; ° p < 0.05 vs. matched values of patients with prostatitis type IIIb; † p < 0.05 vs. patients with IBS alone.