Fig 1.
Flow diagram of literature search and study selection.
CP/CPPS = chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome, ED = erectile dysfunction.
Table 1.
Characteristics of included studies.
Fig 2.
Pooled odds ratio of ED between CP/CPPPS group and control group in cross-sectional, case-control and retrospective cohort studies.
CI = confidence interval, CP/CPPS = chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome.
Fig 3.
Pooled mean difference of IIEF-5 score between CP/CPPPS group and control group.
CI = confidence interval, CP/CPPS = chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome, IIEF-5 = 5-item International Index of Erectile Function.
Table 2.
Subgroup analyses of the association between ED and CP/CPPS.
Fig 4.
Cumulative meta-analysis of odds ratio sorted by publication year.
CI = confidence interval.