TABLE 2.
Prostate inflammation and use of anti-inflammatory medications
| Histologic inflammation |
Clinical prostatitis |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Yes | No | P value | Yes | No | P value |
| Full sample (n = 902) | n = 517 | n = 385 | n = 159 | n = 743 | ||
| Any steroid use | 29.8% | 33.5% | 0.23 | 39.6% | 29.6% | 0.01 |
| Any NSAID use | 68.5% | 67.5% | 0.76 | 81.8% | 65.1% | < 0.0001 |
| Any NSAID or steroid use | 73.7% | 73.5% | 0.95 | 84.9% | 71.2% | 0.0004 |
| Whites (n = 549) | n = 310 | n = 239 | n = 76 | n = 473 | ||
| Any steroid use | 31.0% | 34.7% | 0.35 | 36.8% | 31.9% | 0.40 |
| Any NSAID use | 68.4% | 66.5% | 0.64 | 81.6% | 65.3% | 0.005 |
| Any NSAID or steroid use | 74.2% | 73.2% | 0.80 | 84.2% | 72.1% | 0.03 |
| African Americans (n = 353) | n = 207 | n = 146 | n = 83 | n = 270 | ||
| Any steroid use | 28.0% | 31.5% | 0.48 | 42.2% | 25.6% | 0.004 |
| Any NSAID use | 68.6% | 69.2% | 0.91 | 81.9% | 64.8% | 0.003 |
| Any NSAID or steroid use | 73.0% | 74.0% | 0.83 | 85.5% | 69.6% | 0.004 |
Abbreviation: NSAID, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.