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. 2020 Sep 1;36(1):92–99. doi: 10.1007/s11606-020-06124-2

Table 4.

Outcomes for Men Aged 40 to 49 with Abnormal PSA (> 1.5 ng/ml) in the Pre- and Post-implementation Periods

Category Pre-implementation Post-implementation
N % N %
Total number of men with abnormal PSA 366 2.7* 583 4.9*
Age 40–44 83 22.7 137 23.5
Age 45–49 283 77.3 427 73.2
PSA repeated by PCP 23 6.3 166 28.5
PCP-referred patient 38 10.4 323 55.4
Referral completed 22 6.0 205 35.2
Men with prostate biopsy 12 3.3 33 5.7
Men with prostate cancer on biopsy 3 0.8 11 1.9

*Percent of total men aged 40 to 49 seen in the respective period

†Age 45–49 in the post-implementation does not also include 3.3% aged 50–55

PSA, prostate-specific antigen; PCP, primary care provider