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Table 3 Subgroup analysis of prostate cancer detection rate according to DRE and imaging findings in the different ranges of PSA levels

From: Detection rate of prostate cancer following biopsy among the northern Han Chinese population: a single-center retrospective study of 1022 cases

PSA (ng/ml)

Prostate cancer detection rate (%) (no./total no.)

Negative DRE

Positive DRE

Negative imaging

Positive imaging

0–4

29.7 (19/64)

33.3 (2/6)

27.5 (11/40)

66.7 (20/30)

4–10

13.5 (29/215)

58.2 (32/55)

11.2 (21/187)

48.2 (40/83)

10–20

25.6 (61/238)

59.6 (62/104)

25.7 (54/210)

52.3 (69/132)

20–100

55.6 (70/126)

62.8 (76/121)

54.4 (43/79)

61.3 (103/168)

≥ 100

0 (0/3)

96.7 (87/90)

0 (0/0)

100.0 (93/93)

Overall

27.7 (179/646)

68.9 (259/376)

25.0 (129/516)

64.2 (325/506)

  1. DRE digital rectal examination, PSA prostatic-specific antigen