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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jan 26.
Published in final edited form as: Hum Genet. 2008 Mar 19;123(4):379–386. doi: 10.1007/s00439-008-0486-8

Table 1.

Study population characteristics

Training Test Combined



Controls Cases Controls Cases Controls Cases
No. 292 292 215 215 507 507
Mean Agea, y 63.4 61.3 60.7 60.6 62.3 61.0
Median PSAa 0.95 5.7 0.92 5.6 0.92 5.7
Median Gleason Sum - 6 - 6 - 6
Gleason Sum ≤ 6, No. - 145 - 114 - 259
Gleason Sum ≥ 7, No. - 130 - 96 - 226
Affected in Pedigree, No.b 0 292 - 215 - 507 -
2 - 184 - 142 - 326
≥3 - 108 - 73 - 181
a

At diagnosis for cases, at screen for controls.

b

Proband plus 1st and 2nd degree affected relatives