Research Article

Urinary PCA3 a Superior Diagnostic Biomarker for Prostate Cancer among Ghanaian Men

Table 1

Distribution of prostate disorders among the study participants.

VariableBiopsy results

Age groups (years)PCa (%)BPH (%)Prostatitis (%)Number ()
40–494 (6.4%)12 (10.4%)7 (11.9%)23
50–913 (20.6%)43 (37.4%)26 (44.1%)82
60–6917 (27.0%)34 (29.6%)17 (28.8%)68
70–7922 (34.9%)22 (19.1%)8 (15.5%)52
>807 (11.1%)4 (3.5%)1 (1.7%)12
Total6311559237

PCa: prostate cancer; BPH: benign prostatic hyperplasia.