Example sentences for: psa

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  • Estimates for sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values for different PSA cutpoints, stratified by age range, are reported in Tables 1and 2. Data are presented for men in their 50s and 60s in Table 1, and for men in their 70s and all age groups combined (including men in their 40s and men 80 years and older) in Table 2. For the standard PSA cutpoint of 4 ng/ml, test sensitivity was 86% and specificity was 33%.

  • We estimated the discriminating power of PSA testing by determining the area under the ROC curve using the method of Hanley and McNeil [ 14 ] . ROC curves were constructed for the entire cohort, for 10-year age ranges, and for non-Hispanic whites and Hispanics.

  • The sensitivity and specificity of PSA, using either a cutpoint of 4 ng/ml or age-specific reference ranges, did not differ significantly between non-Hispanic white and Hispanic men (data not shown).

  • For example in the study of PSA in the ATBC trial [ 7 ] , cases were subjects diagnosed with prostate cancer as a result of symptoms.

  • Other markers, such as PSA, involve a continuous measure for which higher values indicate a greater probability of cancer.


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