From: Prostate specific antigen test uptake: a cross sectional study on elderly men in Western Iran
Total | PSA test uptake | P-value | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) Mean (SD) | No Mean (SD) N (%) | Yes Mean (SD) N (%) | |||
Age | 65.55 (3.90) | 65.31 (3.87) | 66.75 (3.84) | 0.013 | |
Marital status | Single | 32 (10%) | 29 (10.9%) | 3 (5.6%) | 0.321 |
Married | 288 (90%) | 237 (89.1%) | 51 (94.4%) | ||
Economic status | Weak | 68 (21.3%) | 64 (24.1%) | 4 (7.4%) | 0.023 |
Middle | 196 (61.2%) | 158 (59.4%) | 38 (70.4%) | ||
Good | 56 (17.5%) | 44 (16.5%) | 12 (22.2%) | ||
Educational level | Primary school (grades 0–6) | 121 (37.8%) | 100 (37.6%) | 21 (38.9%) | 0.004 |
Secondary school (grades 7–9) | 109 (34.1%) | 99 (37.2%) | 10 (18.5%) | ||
High school (grades 10–12) | 73 (22.8%) | 57 (21.4%) | 16 (29.6%) | ||
Academic (grades 13–16) | 17 (5.3%) | 10 (3.8%) | 7 (13%) | ||
Family member size | 1–4 number | 161 (50.3%) | 141 (53%) | 20 (37%) | 0.037 |
More than 4 number | 159 (49.7%) | 125 (47%) | 34 (63%) | ||
Health insurance | No | 69 (21.6%) | 62 (23.3%) | 7 (13%) | 0.104 |
Yes | 251 (78.4%) | 204 (76.7%) | 47 (87%) | ||
Family history of PCa | No | 298 (93.1%) | 252 (94.7%) | 46 (85.2%) | 0.018 |
Yes | 22 (6.9%) | 14 (5.3%) | 8 (14.8%) |