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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Apr 8.
Published in final edited form as: J Urol. 2012 Dec 14;189(2):486–492. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2012.09.037

Table 4.

The number and percent of CAMUS participants categorized by percentage change in PSA levels from baseline to week 72, baseline to week 24, week 24 to week 48, and week 48 to week 72 by treatment arm.

Saw Palmetto Placebo
Visit Week Change Frequency % Frequency %
Baseline - Week 72 Any decrease 53 37 62 43
0-25% increase 48 33 50 34
25-50% increase 24 17 21 14
50-75% increase 15 10 9 6
75-100% increase 1 1 2 1
>100% increase 4 3 2 1

Baseline - Week 24 Any decrease 83 49 80 47
0-25% increase 58 35 61 36
25-50% increase 17 10 17 10
50-75% increase 7 4 5 3
75-100% increase 1 1 2 1
>100% increase 2 1 6 4

Week 24 - Week 48 Any decrease 98 61* 73 46*
0-25% increase 38 24* 64 40*
25-50% increase 15 9 11 7
50-75% increase 5 3 7 4
75-100% increase 2 1 2 1
>100% increase 2 1 2 1

Week 48 - Week 72 Decrease 53 37 64 45
0-25% increase 55 39 51 36
25-50% increase 23 16 17 12
50-75% increase 4 3 7 5
75-100% increase 2 1 1 1
>100% increase 5 4 2 1
*

p < 0.05 Fisher's exact test