Variables

Effective

Percentage (%)

Mean age = 72, 7 years (age range = 30 - 94 years)

Risk factors

Ethnicity (African people; black race)

318

100

History family of PCa

22

6.91

Circumstances of discovery

Obstructive urinary disorders (Dysuria)

166

52.2

Frequency

131

42.45

urinary retention

75

23.6

Hematuria

96

30.1

Bone pain

72

22.64

Erectile dysfonction

41

12.9

Systematic discovery (operative specimen, resection shavings)

145

39.3

Results of digital rectal examination (DRE)

DRE normal

37

11.6

DRE benign aspect

105

33

DRE suspect of malignacy

176

55.4

Total PSA testing (ng/ml)

<10

1

0.3

10 - 20

19

6

21 - 50

111

34.9

51 - 100

72

22.6

100 - 1000

90

28.3

>1000

23

7.23

Imaging

Ultrasound

285

89.6

CT-Scan

251

78.9

MRI

02

0.6

Lombosacral spine X-ray

74

23.3

Bone scan

3

0.95