Clinical Study

A Retrospective Study on Pathologic Features and Racial Disparities in Prostate Cancer

Table 2

Differences in features at time of diagnosis of Pca between African Americans and Caucasians.

Features African American (n) Caucasian (n)P value

Prostate cancer detection rate (%) 49.2 (620) 40.8 (416) <0.0001a
Age (year, mean±SD) (620) (414)0.0081
Gleason score (mean±SD) (611) (410)<0.0001
Serum PSA (ng/mL, median)11.1 (404)7 (213)<0.0001
Diagnosed by biopsy (%)88.9 (551)79.6 (331)<0.000b
 First biopsy (%)82.1 (509)70.5 (293)<0.0001c
 Repeated biopsies (%)6.8 (42) 9.1 (38)>0.05
Diagnosed by TURP* (%)6.5 (40)9.6 (40)0.074d
Diagnosed by prostatectomy (%)4.7 (29)10.8 (45)<0.0001e

*TURP: Transurethral resection of prostate; a: OR = 1.4, 95% CI: 1.19–1.66; b: OR = 2.1, 95% CI: 1.45–2.89; c: OR = 1.93, 95% CI: 1.44–2.58; d: OR = 0.65, 95% CI: 0.41–1.02: e: OR = 0.41, 95% CI: 0.25–0.65.