中国慢性前列腺炎的流行病学特征

慢性前列腺炎(CP)一直都是困扰泌尿外科的常见疾病,对患者的身心健康造成严重影响。由于其病因尚不明确、临床症状复杂多样化、诊断方法存在争议、治疗时间长久等问题存在,临床治疗效果令泌尿外科医师和患者均不满意。本文针对CP的发病率、年龄分布、各种类型前列腺炎的发病情况、气候、职业、相关疾病、生活方式、教育水平等因素与其的关系做一全面的综述,总结目前中国CP流行病学特征。

Epidemioiogicai characteristics of chronic prostatitis in China

Chronic prostatitis(CP) is a common urinary disease that has been challenging urologists and seriously affects the patient’s mental and physical health.For the reasons of its ambiguous etiology,complex and varied clinical symptoms,controversial diagnostic methods and long-term treatment,the therapeutic effect on CP is often unsatisfactory to both patients and urologists.This review focuses on the prevalence and age distribution of CP,incidence of different types of prostatitis,and the association of CP with climate,occupation,related diseases,lifestyle and education level,with a special emphasis on the current epidemiological characteristics of CP in China.