Table 1.
Prevalence of PSA testing, reasons for having the test, and talks with healthcare professionals about the test according to race/ethnicity.
| No. | %1 | White %1 | Black %1 | Asian %1 | Am. Indian %1 | Hispanic %1 | Other %1 | Rao–Scott Chi-square p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ever had a PSA test | |||||||||
| Yes | 67620 | 45.3 | 49.0 | 44.8 | 30.8 | 34.3 | 33.3 | 38.4 | <0.0001 |
| No | 62369 | 54.7 | 51.0 | 55.2 | 69.2 | 65.7 | 66.7 | 61.6 | |
| Missing | 7630 | ||||||||
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| PSA test in the past two years | |||||||||
| Yes | 45067 | 32.0 | 34.7 | 30.7 | 22.6 | 24.1 | 23.7 | 26.4 | <0.0001 |
| No | 79203 | 68.0 | 65.3 | 69.3 | 77.4 | 75.9 | 76.3 | 73.6 | |
| Missing | 1877 | ||||||||
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| Reason for having a PSA test | |||||||||
| Part of routine exam | 47165 | 71.4 | 71.6 | 67.7 | 75.3 | 70.4 | 73.8 | 69.3 | 0.0005 |
| Prostate problem | 5174 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 6.9 | 9.1 | 7.5 | |
| Family history of p.c. | 3869 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 4.4 | 7.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | |
| Prostate cancer | 3806 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 5.0 | |
| Other reasons | 6725 | 10.4 | 10.1 | 13.1 | 9.0 | 11.7 | 9.8 | 14.1 | |
| Missing | 881 | ||||||||
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| Doctor, nurse, or other health professional ever talked with you about the benefits of the PSA test2 | |||||||||
| Yes | 60594 | 43.7 | 47.10 | 45.76 | 34.19 | 34.31 | 29.81 | 37.52 | <0.0001 |
| No | 62498 | 56.3 | 52.90 | 54.24 | 65.81 | 65.70 | 70.19 | 62.48 | |
| Missing | 3091 | ||||||||
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| Doctor, nurse, or other health professional ever talked with you about the harms of the PSA screennig2 | |||||||||
| Yes | 27854 | 20.0 | 20.4 | 25.2 | 16.0 | 17.8 | 16.1 | 17.2 | <0.0001 |
| No | 94709 | 78.0 | 79.6 | 74.8 | 84.0 | 82.2 | 83.9 | 82.8 | |
| Missing | 3620 | ||||||||
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| Doctor, nurse, or other health professionals ever recommend that you have a PSA screening2 | |||||||||
| Yes | 56256 | 40.4 | 43.4 | 41.5 | 29.6 | 29.7 | 29.4 | 33.6 | <0.0001 |
| No | 67050 | 59.6 | 56.6 | 58.5 | 70.4 | 70.3 | 70.6 | 66.4 | |
| Missing | 2677 | ||||||||
The results in this table apply to male respondents aged 40 years or older. 1Percentages are weighted in order to get a representative sample of the US population. 2Those who had a PSA test to monitor prostate cancer are not included.