Table 1 |.
Sex and total number (n) | Pelvic pain only (n (%)) | Any COPCa (n (%)) | Bladder-focused symptoms (n (%)) |
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Male (n = 191) | 57 (29.8%) | 87 (45.6%) | 144 (75.4%) |
Female (n = 233) | 51 (21.9%) | 137 (58.8%) | 206 (88.4%) |
Male and female (all patients; n = 424) | 108 (25.5%) | 245 (57.8%) | 350 (82.6%) |
MAPP I, first phase of the Multidisciplinary Approach to the Study of Chronic Pelvic Pain (MAPP) Research Network; UCPPS, urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome.
Any chronic overlapping pain condition (COPC) includes chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders and migraine and is based on Complex Medical Symptoms Inventory (CMSI) diagnostic criteria.