Comparison of Baseline Urological Symptoms in Men and Women in the MAPP Research Cohort

J. Quentin Clemens; Daniel J Clauw; Karl Kreder; John N Krieger; John W Kusek; H. Henry Lai; Larissa Rodriguez; David A Williams; Xiaoling Hou; Alisa Stephens; J. Richard Landis

doi:10.1016/j.juro.2014.11.016

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Comparison of Baseline Urological Symptoms in Men and Women in the MAPP Research Cohort

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Comparison of Baseline Urological Symptoms in Men and Women in the MAPP Research Cohort

J. Quentin Clemens, Daniel J Clauw, Karl Kreder, John N Krieger, John W Kusek, H. Henry Lai, Larissa Rodriguez, David A Williams, Xiaoling Hou, Alisa Stephens, …

The Journal of urology, Vol.193(5), pp.1554-1558

05/2015

DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2014.11.016

PMCID: PMC4454891

PMID: 25463989

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Abstract

The clinical features of the interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome are similar to those of the chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome. However, to our knowledge no studies have directly compared the characteristics of these syndromes in men and women. The MAPP Research Network recruited 191 men and 233 women with IC/BPS or CP/CPPS. Baseline data included demographics, Interstitial Cystitis Symptom Index and Problem Index scores; Genitourinary Pain Index score; American Urological Association Symptom Index score; Likert scales to assess urinary urgency, frequency, pain and overall symptom severity; and a single question about the most bothersome pelvic symptom. After adjustment for age, income and symptom duration, measures of pain severity were similar across genders. Mean scores for the ICSI, ICPI and AUASI were significantly higher in women than in men, reflecting more bladder focused symptoms in women. The most bothersome single symptom in men as well as in women was pain in the pubic/bladder area (men 34%, women 58%). The characteristics of the men and women in the MAPP cohort were similar to those reported in other research cohorts for IC/BPS and CP/CPPS. Our findings indicate that pain severity is similar for both genders and that bladder focused symptoms (urgency, suprapubic pain, frequency) are more common in women. However, a substantial proportion of men also reported these types of bladder symptoms.

chronic pain

cystitis

pelvic pain

prostatitis

interstitial

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Title: Subtitle: Comparison of Baseline Urological Symptoms in Men and Women in the MAPP Research Cohort
Creators: J. Quentin Clemens - University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Daniel J Clauw - University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Karl Kreder - University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
John N Krieger - University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
John W Kusek - National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland
H. Henry Lai - Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri
Larissa Rodriguez - University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
David A Williams - University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Xiaoling Hou - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Alisa Stephens - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
J. Richard Landis - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: The Journal of urology, Vol.193(5), pp.1554-1558
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2014.11.016
PMID: 25463989
PMCID: PMC4454891
NLM abbreviation: J Urol
ISSN: 0022-5347
eISSN: 1527-3792
Publisher: Elsevier Inc
Grant note: DK82370; DK82342; DK82315; DK82344; DK82325; DK82345; DK82333; DK82316 / National Institutes of Health National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Language: English
Date published: 05/2015
Academic Unit: Obstetrics and Gynecology; Urology
Record Identifier: 9984051754902771

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