Table 2.
Comparison, by risk level, of men's worry and perceived vulnerability to PCa at baseline and follow-upa
| Low risk |
Intermediate risk |
High risk |
PCa diagnosis |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | Follow-up | p value b | Baseline | Follow-up | p value b | Baseline | Follow-up | p value b | Baseline | Follow-up | p value b | |
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |||||
| Worry scale | ||||||||||||
| 1. How much do you worry about PCa? | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.1 | 0.4 | ||||||||
| Not at all | 71 (18) | 116 (29) | 54 (13) | 88(22) | 12 (15) | 7 (9) | 8 (18) | 5 (11) | ||||
| Some degree of worrying | 324 (82) | 279 (71) | 352 (87) | 318 (78) | 70 (85) | 75 (91) | 36 (82) | 39 (89) | ||||
| 2. How much of a problem is PCa worry? | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ||||||||
| Not at all | 215 (54) | 287 (72) | 207 (51) | 259 (64) | 34 (43) | 40 (50) | 23 (52) | 16 (36) | ||||
| Some degree of worrying | 181 (46) | 109 (28) | 199 (49) | 147 (36) | 46 (57) | 40 (50) | 21 (48) | 28 (64) | ||||
| 3. How much is your daily life affected by PCa worry? | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.8 | <0.001 | ||||||||
| Not at all | 325 (82) | 352 (89) | 326 (80) | 353 (87) | 67 (83) | 68 (84) | 37 (86) | 24 (56) | ||||
| Some degree of worrying | 70 (18) | 43 (11) | 79 (20) | 52 (13) | 14 (17) | 13 (16) | 6 (14) | 19 (44) | ||||
| Perceived vulnerability | ||||||||||||
| 4. What do you think is your risk of getting PCa? | <0.001 | 0.02 | 0.5 | 0.1 | ||||||||
| None or small | 118 (30) | 274 (69) | 129 (32) | 152 (37) | 23 (28) | 26 (32) | 15 (34) | 9 (20) | ||||
| Moderate-very high/do not know | 280 (70) | 124 (31) | 278 (68) | 255 (63) | 59 (72) | 56 (68) | 29 (66) | 35 (80) | ||||
| 5. How likely do you think it is that you will develop PCa in the next 5 yr? | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.01 | 0.04 | ||||||||
| Very or somewhat low | 264 (66) | 345 (87) | 285 (70) | 334 (82) | 52 (63) | 63 (77) | 24 (55) | 15 (34) | ||||
| Moderate-very high/do not know | 134 (34) | 53 (13) | 122 (30) | 73 (18) | 30 (37) | 19 (23) | 20 (45) | 29 (66) | ||||
| 6. Do you think you are more or less likely to get PCa?c | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.6 | 0.5 | ||||||||
| Much less or less | 78 (20) | 192 (48) | 59 (15) | 84 (21) | 15 (18) | 13 (16) | 8 (18) | 6 (14) | ||||
| Same-much more/do not know | 320 (80) | 206 (52) | 348 (85) | 323 (79) | 67 (82) | 69 (84) | 36 (82) | 38 (86) | ||||
PCa = prostate cancer.
a
63 men missing due to technical error (low risk: 23 men; intermediate risk: 14 men; high risk: 11 men; PCa diagnosis: 15 men).
b
Paired Wilcoxon signed rank test.
c
Complete wording of question: In comparison with other men of your age and background, do you think you are more or less likely to get PCa?