Influence of age on seven putative prostate tumor markers： a cohort study in Chinese men

• Published in: Asian journal of andrology Vol. 19; no. 4; pp. 463 - 467
• Main Authors: Sun, Wei-Gui, Liang, Chao-Zhao, Zheng, Qi-Chuan, Hu, Xiao-Wu, Li, Zhi-Zhen, Wu, Ping
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: China Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.07.2017; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age; Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antigens; Asian Continental Ancestry Group; Biomarkers; Biomarkers, Tumor - analysis; Child; China - epidemiology; Cohort analysis; Cohort Studies; Health aspects; Health Status; Humans; Male; Mens health; Middle Aged; Original; Physiological aspects; Prospective Studies; Prostate - physiopathology; Prostate cancer; Prostate specific antigen; Prostate-Specific Antigen - analysis; Prostatic Neoplasms - epidemiology; Risk Assessment; Studies; Urology; Young Adult; 中国; 健康指数; 前列腺癌; 年龄组; 特异性抗原; 男性; 肿瘤标志物; 队列研究; China

The accuracy and sensitivity of prostate-specific antigen （PSA） for prostate cancer diagnosis is often poor; however, the reasons for its inaccuracy have rarely been investigated, especially with respect to age. In this study, 476 healthy males, aged 10-89 years, were stratified into eight age group...