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Table 1 Characteristics of the cohort of Māori and non-Māori men from 31 general practices

From: Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening and follow-up investigations in Māori and non-Māori men in New Zealand

 

Māori

Non-Māori

(N = 4986)

(N = 29974)

n

%

n

%

Age

    

40-59 years

3749

75.2

17874

59.6

60-69 years

805

16.1

6613

22.1

70-79 years

374

7.5

3814

12.7

80+ years

58

1.2

1673

5.6

PSA test in 2010

650

13.0

8066

26.9

PSA test between 2007 and 2009 (% of tested men)

303

46.6

5092

63.1

PSA level (% of tested men)

    

0-3.99 ng/ml

554

85.2

6824

84.6

4-9.99 ng/ml

71

10.9

976

12.1

10-19.99 ng/ml

18

2.8

189

2.3

20+ ng/ml

7

1.1

77

1.0