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. 2011 May 13;88(5):548–565. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2011.04.001

Table 6.

Predicted Risk of Prostate Cancer in Men Having One Affected First-Degree Relative

Percentile Lifetime Risk (95% CI) Incidence Rate Ratio (95% CI) 10-Year Risk at Age 50 (95% CI) 10-Year Risk at Age 60 (95% CI) NNS Age at which 10-Year Risk > 2.11%
5 0.103 (0.100–0.118) 0.71 (0.68–0.82) 0.015 (0.014–0.017) 0.042 (0.041–0.048) 2282 52.6
10 0.128 (0.125–0.142) 0.89 (0.87–1.00) 0.019 (0.018–0.021) 0.053 (0.052–0.059) 1818 50.8
20 0.163 (0.161–0.174) 1.17 (1.15–1.26) 0.025 (0.024–0.026) 0.069 (0.067–0.074) 1401 49.0
30 0.192 (0.190–0.200) 1.41 (1.39–1.48) 0.030 (0.029–0.031) 0.082 (0.081–0.086) 1172 47.9
40 0.219 (0.218–0.225) 1.64 (1.63–1.69) 0.034 (0.034–0.035) 0.095 (0.094–0.098) 1012 47.0
50 0.246 (0.246–0.249) 1.89 (1.88–1.91) 0.039 (0.039–0.040) 0.108 (0.108–0.110) 887 46.3
60 0.275 (0.274–0.275) 2.16 (2.16–2.16) 0.045 (0.045–0.045) 0.123 (0.123–0.123) 780 45.6
70 0.308 (0.303–0.309) 2.50 (2.44–2.50) 0.052 (0.051–0.052) 0.140 (0.138–0.141) 684 44.9
80 0.348 (0.338–0.350) 2.94 (2.82–2.96) 0.061 (0.058–0.061) 0.163 (0.157–0.164) 589 44.1
90 0.406 (0.389–0.410) 3.65 (3.43–3.70) 0.075 (0.070–0.076) 0.198 (0.187–0.201) 484 43.2
95 0.456 (0.432–0.461) 4.36 (4.00–4.43) 0.089 (0.082–0.090) 0.232 (0.215–0.235) 414 42.4

The incidence rate ratio is computed with reference to the general population. The following abbreviations are sued: CI, confidence interval; NNS, number of individuals that need to be screened in order to prevent one cancer death.