Reference number | Country | Cut off (ng/ml) | Referral (%) | Repeat test (%) | No action (%) |
|---|
Database studies
| | | | | |
[14] | USA | PSA < 4 | 28.6 | | 71 |
[21] | USA | PSA < 4 | | 37.7 | |
Survey studies
| | | | | |
[23] | UK | PSA < 3 | 0 | 1.3 | 98.7 |
| | | PSA 0.1-4 | 7 | | |
[18] | France | NS | | 54.3 | 27.5 |
[22] | UK | PSA ≤ 4 | | 86.9 | |
GPs | | 82.8 |
General surgeons | | 64.3 |
Geriatricians | | 89.4 | |
FHSA | | |
[17] | Japan | PSA ≤ 4 | | 17 | |
- Abbreviations: NS Not Specified; GP General Practitioner; FHSA Family Health Service Advisor.
