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Table 3 Comparison between groups (according to USPSTF recommendation)

From: Changes in the outcome of prostate biopsies after preventive task force recommendation against prostate-specific antigen screening

Characteristics

Pre-recommendation

448 Pts. (31.5%)

Post-recommendation

977 Pts. (68.5%)

P-value

Age, median [IQR]

74 [68–80]

71 [65–77]

 

Age at diagnosis, mean [range]

68.2 [41–96]

68.8 [40–93]

0.258

Age categories, n (%)

<.0001

 - < 50 years

1 (0.2%)

7 (0.7%)

 

 - 50–74 years

234 (52.2%)

627 (64.2%)

 

 - ≥75 years

213 (47.6%)

343 (35.1%)

 

PSA (ng/ml), median [IQR]

6.4 [4.9–10.1]

8 [5.7–12.9]

0.0007

PSA categories, n (%)

<.0001

 - ≤4

48 (10.7%)

65 (6.6%)

 

 - 4.01–10

287 (64.1%)

548 (56.1%)

 

 - 10.01–20

76 (16.9%)

217 (22.2%)

 

 - > 20

37 (8.3%)

147 (15.1%)

 

Prostate volume (ml3), median [IQR]

34.9 [26–46.2]

37.2 [27.1–51]

0.126

PSA density (ng/ml/ml3), median [IQR]

0.19 [0.13–0.33]

0.22 [0.14–0.39]

0.132

Gleason score

<.0001

 - Gleason 6

240 (53.5%)

326 (33.4%)

 

 - Gleason 7

127 (28.4%)

346 (35.4%)

 

 - Gleason 8–10

81 (18.1%)

305 (31.2%)

 

Clinical stage

<. 0001

 - T1-2a

301 (67.1%)

558 (57.1%)

 

 - T2b

107 (23.9%)

248 (25.4%)

 

 - T2c-3a

40 (9%)

171 (17.5%)

 

D’Amico risk classification

<. 0001

 Low

202 (45.1%)

275 (28.1%)

 

 Intermediate

147 (32.8%)

356 (36.4%)

 

 High

99 (22.1%)

346 (35.5%)