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Table 1 Diagnostic accuracy of PSA: ages 50 – 59, 60 – 69

From: Prostate-specific antigen testing accuracy in community practice

PSA cutpoint (ng/mL)	Ages 50 – 59 (131 cases, 335 controls)				Ages 60 – 69 (382 cases, 771 controls)
	Sens	Spec	PPV	NPV	Sens	Spec	PPV	NPV
1	100	16	32	10	97	8	35	87
2	94	27	34	92	95	19	37	88
3	89	35	35	89	89	24	37	82
4	8	40	34	84	84	32	38	80
5	63	54	35	79	70	42	38	74
6	48	69	38	77	58	57	40	73
7	43	79	44	78	50	68	43	73
8	37	85	49	77	43	75	46	73
9	31	89	53	77	36	81	49	72
10	25	92	55	76	31	85	51	71
15	15	98	70	75	18	95	63	70
20	11	98	88	74	13	97	76	70

Abbreviations: PSA = prostate-specific antigen. Sens = sensitivity. Spec = specificity. PPV = positive predictive value. NPV = negative predictive value

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