Research Article
Urinary PCA3 a Superior Diagnostic Biomarker for Prostate Cancer among Ghanaian Men
Table 2
Comparison of diagnostic parameters among the study participants.
| Variables | PCa () | Without PCa () | value |
| PSA (ng/ml) (median, IQR) | 12.1 (6.7–24.2) | 8.7 (6.2–14.5) | 0.025 | PSA category (ng/ml) | | | | 4-10 | 27 (42.9%) | 96 (55.2%) | 0.0001 | 10.1-20 | 16 (25.4%) | 60 (34.5%) | | >20 | 20 (31.7%) | 18 (10.3%) | | PCA3 score (median, IQR) | 42.8 (19.9–64.8) | 10.1 (6.3–16.7) | 0.0001 | <15 | 7 (11.1%) | 125 (71.8%) | 0.0001 | 15.1-30.0 | 14 (22.2%) | 37 (21.3%) | | 30.1-45.0 | 11 (17.5%) | 12 (6.9%) | | 45.1-60.0 | 13 (20.6%) | 0 | | >60.0 | 18 (28.6%) | 0 | | DRE findings | | | | Positive | 27 (42.9%) | 23 (13.2%) | 0.0001 | Negative | 36 (57.1%) | 151 (86.8%) | | Prostate volume (ml) (median, IQR) | 35.1 (29.8–45.9) | 33.9 (28.8–40.1) | 0.210 | Prostate volume category (ml) | | | | ≤40 | 39 (61.90%) | 128 (73.60%) | 0.230 | 40-80 | 20 (31.70%) | 38 (21.80%) | | >80 | 4 (6.30%) | 8 (4.60%) | |
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PSA: prostate-specific antigen; PCA3: prostate cancer antigen 3; DRE: digital rectal examination; IQR: interquartile range.
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