Research Article

Microbiota, Prostatitis, and Fertility: Bacterial Diversity as a Possible Health Ally

Table 1

NIH–CPSI classification of volunteers.

Domain (score)Symptoms classification, median (range) value
Fertile group, controlProstatitis-like symptoms

Pain (0–21)0 (0-1)11 (7–11)0.0079
Urinary symptoms (0–10)1 (0–3)7 (6–10)0.0079
Quality of life impact (0–12)0 (0–2)4 (2–5)0.0159
Total score (0–43)1 (0–5)20 (20–26)0.0079