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Table 3 Knowledge of the positive predictive value of PSA and Digital Rectal Exam (DRE); we asked 'For the following tests, what is the likelihood that a positive result indicates prostate cancer (positive predictive value)?'

From: Factors prompting PSA-testing of asymptomatic men in a country with no guidelines: a national survey of general practitioners

Test

< 10%

N (%)

10–30%

N (%)

30–50%

N (%)

> 50%

N (%)

Not sure

N (%)

Missing

N (%)

PSA level

107 (7%)

464 (29%)

491 (30%)

396 (24%)

91 (6%)

76 (5%)

DRE and PSA

6 (0.4%)

67 (4%)

277 (17%)

1,110 (68%)

96 (6%)

69 (4%)