Table 1.
Characteristics of 10000 nonmetastatic prostate cancer patients diagnosed by prostate-specific antigen screening simulated by the natural history model*
| Patient characteristic | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Age, y | |
| 50–54 | 218 (2.2) |
| 55–59 | 1075 (10.8) |
| 60–64 | 1673 (16.7) |
| 65–69 | 1712 (17.1) |
| 70–74 | 2058 (20.6) |
| 75–79 | 1934 (19.3) |
| 80–84 | 1330 (13.3) |
| Gleason score | |
| ≤6 | 6399 (64.0) |
| ≥7 | 3601 (36.0) |
| PSA, ng/mL | |
| 4.0–4.9 | 3964 (39.6) |
| 5.0–5.9 | 2105 (21.1) |
| 6.0–6.9 | 1400 (14.0) |
| 7.0–7.9 | 1125 (11.2) |
| 8.0–8.9 | 812 (8.1) |
| 9.0–9.9 | 594 (5.9) |
* PSA = prostage-specific antigen.