Benign prostate specific antigen distribution and associations with urological outcomes in community dwelling black and white men.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

We describe cross-sectional associations of benign prostate specific antigen with clinical urological measures and examined the risk of future urological outcomes in 2 population based cohorts of black and white men, respectively.

Materials and methods

Two population based cohort studies were established to characterize the natural history of and risk factors for prostate disease progression in white and black male residents of Olmsted County, Minnesota, and Genesee County, Michigan, respectively.

Results

The benign prostate specific antigen distribution was similar in black men at a median of 32.9 pg/ml (25th, 75th percentiles 17.3, 68.0) and white men at a median of 32.2 pg/ml (25th, 75th percentiles 16.6, 68.9, respectively). However, it was much lower than

SUBMITTER: Rhodes T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3307095 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature