Table 2.

Age-specific rates per 1000 person-years in men undertaking their first PSA test for any indication and in men undergoing opportunistic screening

Age group	PSA testing			Opportunistic PSA screening
	Having first PSA test (any indication), n	PSA testing rate per 1000 person-years	95% CI	Having first screening test, n	Screening rate per 1000 person-years	95% CI
40–49 years	51 883	11.86	11.76 to 11.96	36 564	8.36	8.27 to 8.44
50–59 years	203 023	31.05	30.92 to 31.19	139 656	21.36	21.25 to 21.47
60–69 years	225 227	51.33	51.33 to 51.54	143 248	32.65	32.48 to 32.82
70–79 years	129 470	61.39	61.39 to 61.73	77 762	36.87	36.61 to 37.13
80–89 years	21 546	68.65	67.74 to 69.58	13 347	42.53	41.82 to 43.26
90–100 years	277	63.25	56.22 to 71.15	147	39.73	34.24 to 46.10
Overall	631 426	35.62	35.53 to 35.79	410 724	23.17	23.10 to 23.24

CI = confidence interval. PSA = prostate-specific antigen.