Objective To explore the relationship between lifestyle and prostatitis-like symptoms and provide scientific guidance for the prevention and treatment of prostatitis. Methods A total of 1

000 male patients who visited the urology outpatient clinic of a hospital in Heze from July 2018 to June 2019 were selected for investigation. According to the National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index（NIH-CPSI） score

they were divided into a group with prostatitis-like symptoms（group A） and a group without such symptoms（group B）. The lifestyles of the 2 groups of patients were compared and statistical analysis was performed. Results The differences in age

sexual frequency

sedentary lifestyle

alcohol consumption frequency

spicy diet

frequency of holding urine

unclean sexual intercourse

cycling frequency

bathing frequency and smoking frequency were statistically significant（P<0.05）. Logistic regression analysis showed that age

sedentary lifestyle

alcohol consumption

spicy diet

smoking

cycling

history of unclean sexual intercourse

bathing frequency and frequency of holding urine were influential factors for prostatitis-like symptoms（all P<0.05）

with sex life（OR = 2.17）

spicy diet（OR= 2.37） and history of unclean sexual intercourse（OR= 2.67） having a greater impact on the prostatitis-like symptoms of the study subjects. Conclusion Prostatitis-like symptoms are associated with poor personal behaviors and dietary habits.