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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 May 15.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer. 2011 Oct 17;118(10):2651–2658. doi: 10.1002/cncr.26396

Table 3.

Predicted probabilities for the presence of histologically-aggressive prostate cancer on first prostate biopsy based on the EDRN analysis cohort, for a range of demographic and pre-biopsy clinical factors. The values are presented as percentages with 95% CI.

Normal DRE Abnormal DRE
Age Family History of
Prostate Cancer
BMI
(kg/m2)
PSA Density (ng/mL/cc) PSA Density (ng/mL/cc)
0.066 0.102 0.157 0.066 0.102 0.157
55 years No 25 5.6
(3.6, 8.6)
10.3
(7.2, 14.6)
18.0
(13.1, 24.3)
15.0
(9.2, 23.3)
25.3
(16.9, 36.1)
39.3
(27.9, 52.0)
30 7.5
(5.1, 11.0)
13.6
(9.9, 18.3)
23.1
(17.5, 29.8)
19.4
(12.4, 29.0)
31.7
(21.9, 43.3)
47.0
(34.7, 59.7)
Yes 25 11.9
(7.8, 17.7)
20.7
(14.6, 28.4)
33.3
(24.6, 43.2)
28.5
(18.3, 41.5)
43.5
(30.6, 57.3)
59.5
(45.3, 72.3)
30 15.6
(10.9, 21.9)
26.3
(19.6, 34.2)
40.6
(31.5, 50.3)
35.3
(23.8, 48.8)
51.3
(37.8, 64.6)
66.8
(53.1, 78.2)
60 years No 25 7.2
(4.9, 10.6)
13.1
(9.7, 17.5)
22.4
(17.3, 28.4)
18.7
(12.3, 27.6)
30.8
(21.8, 41.4)
45.9
(34.7, 57.6)
30 9.7
(6.9, 13.3)
17.1
(13.3, 21.7)
28.3
(22.7, 34.6)
24.0
(16.2, 33.9)
37.8
(22.7, 49.0)
53.8
(42.0, 65.2)
Yes 25 15.1
(10.2, 21.7)
25.4
(18.6, 33.8)
39.5
(30.3, 49.5)
34.4
(23.1, 47.8)
50.2
(37.0, 63.4)
65.9
(52.4, 77.2)
30 19.5
(14.0, 26.6)
31.8
(24.5, 40.2)
47.2
(37.9, 56.8)
41.7
(29.3, 55.3)
58.0
(44.6, 70.2)
72.5
(60.0, 82.3)
65 years No 25 9.3
(6.4, 13.2)
16.5
(12.5, 21.4)
27.4
(21.8, 33.9)
23.2
(15.7, 32.9)
36.8
(27.1, 47.7)
52.7
(41.4, 63.7)
30 12.3
(9.0, 16.6)
21.3
(16.9, 26.4)
34.1
(28.0, 40.7)
29.3
(20.5, 39.9)
44.3
(33.7, 55.5)
60.4
(48.9, 70.8)
Yes 25 18.9
(12.8, 26.9)
30.9
(22.7, 40.5)
46.1
(35.9, 56.7)
40.7
(28.0, 54.7)
56.9
(43.3, 69.6)
71.7
(58.8, 81.7)
30 24.1
(17.3, 32.7)
38.0
(29.3, 47.5)
54.0
(43.8, 63.9)
48.4
(35.0, 62.1)
64.4
(51.0, 75.8)
77.6
(66.0, 86.1)

Values of age are approximately the 25th, 50th and 75th percentiles of the distribution; values of BMI are approximately the 25th and 75th percentiles of the distribution. Values of PSA density are the 25th, 50th and 75th percentiles of the distribution.

Abbreviations: BMI=body mass index; PSA=prostate specific antigen; DRE=digital rectal exam; CI=confidence interval