Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening According to Health Professional Counseling and Age in the United States
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 -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
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
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
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
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
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.
