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Table 2 Relationship between PSA value changes and prostate cancer risk

From: Association of PSA variability with prostate cancer development using large-scale medical information data: a retrospective cohort study

Group

Total follow-up

duration

(person-years)

No. of

prostate cancer

cases

Incidence rate of prostate cancer

(case/1,000 person-years)

Unadjusted HR

(95% CI)

 

Adjusted HR (95% CI)

 

Up

(n = 967)

2,369

79

33.3

1.79

(1.20–2.69)

**

1.82

(1.21–2.72)

**

Down

(n = 740)

1,704

33

19.4

1

 

1

 
  1. Adjusted for age, past medical history (hepatic disease)
  2. **p < 0.01
  3. Note: HR: hazard ratio; CI: confidence interval