Table 1

Mean (SD) summary statistics of the NIH-CPSI score in 10 patients.
NIH-CPSI
 Baseline 0
 wk 3
 P values
3 wk vs. 0
 wk 6
 P values
6 wk vs. 0
 wk 12
 P values
12 wk vs. 0
Total score
 25.1 (6.6)
 17.6 (5.7)
 0.006*
 8.8 (6.2)
 0.006*
 6.6 (4.3)
 0.006*
Pain scores
 9.9 (3.1)
 5.3 (4.2)
 0.004*
 3.1 (2.0)
 0.002*
 2.1 (2.0)
 0.002*
Urinary score
 5.7 (3.3)
 5.6 (2.5)
 0.984
 1.7 (2.5)
 0.004*
 1.6 (1.2)
 0.008*
QOL score
 9.5 (2.0)
 6.7 (2.7)
 0.004*
 4.1 *2.6)
 0.002*
 2.9 (2.0)
 0.002*
Symptom score = Pain + Urinary
 15.6 (5.2)
 10.9 (4.1)
 0.002*
 4.8 (4.0)
 0.002*
 3.7 (2.9)
 0.002*

CPSI: National institutes of health – chronic prostatitis symptom index

* significant: exact Wilcoxon Signed Test P-values

Capodice et al. Chinese Medicine 2007 2:1   doi:10.1186/1749-8546-2-1