title: Prevalence and risk factors of pelvic pain.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the prevalence of Chronic Pelvic Pain (CPP) symptoms in Malaga and its province and to identify risk factors associated.
  
  
  METHODS
  a cross-sectional study was carried out in Malaga and its province, 18-65 years-old throughout a non-probability sampling by quotas (n = 887), stratified by sex, age and counties. All participants completed the QCPP-M, a self-administered questionnaire, validated tool due to its ability to discriminate patients with and without CPP.
  
  
  RESULTS
  prevalence of symptoms of CPP in subjects between 18-65 years-old was 22.8% in general population (30.9% women and 15.6% men) (RR = 1.974 for women versus men, 95% CI 1.53-2.55, P < .001). After correction by sex and age individuals who practice physical activity had a lower score in QCPP-M that others who do not not (mean difference -0.65 ± 0.27). They were significantly associated with higher scores in the following factors: lifting and/or moving weights in activities of daily life (1.34 ± 0.33), laxatives intake and/or high-fiber diet (2.09 ± 0.48), having suffered from urogenital infectious disease in the past: vulvovaginitis, cystitis and prostatitis (1.77 ± 0.55), hemorrhoids/anal fissure (1.31 ± 0.40) or pelvic trauma (1.21 ± 0, 61) respectively. Individuals who spend more time standing had a tendency to have higher scores on QCPP-M (coefficient of regression adjusted for sex and age of 0.078 points/hour, SE = 0.04, P < .068).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  High prevalence of CPP symptoms in Málaga (22.8%), this is related with significantly several risk factors.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, España. Electronic address: estherdiaz@uma.es.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Díaz-Mohedo
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén, España.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hita-Contreras
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, España.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Luque-Suárez
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud FUB Manresa, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, España.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Walker-Chao
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Cirugía Urológica Avanzada (ICUA), Clínica CEMTRO, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zarza-Luciáñez
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urología, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Salinas-Casado
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017699:Pelvic Pain / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Chronic Pelvic Pain; Dolor pélvico crónico; Factores de riesgo; Prevalence; Prevalencia; Risk factors