Table 2.

Positive Predictive Value, Sensitivity, and Specificity of Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) as Screening Parameter.

ReferencePopulation with PSA > 4 ng/mL(%)Positive Predictive Value(%)Sensitivity(%)Specificity(%)
Bangma et al1410.3130.90
Brett159.5066.6718.00
Bretton1613.0027.9192.31
Gustafsson et al1717.1717.0080.00
Higashihara et al711.2724.0092.3063.10
Horninger et al188.8825.32
Horninger et al1812.5022.18
Imai et al194.4627.5073.3399.75
Imai et al205.1345.1080.40
Jubelirer et al312.6030.00100.00100.00
Maattanen et al58.4727.00
Reissigl et al2110.7418.00
Stenman et al2257.0097.00
Tsukamoto et al234.3023.2088.90
Pooled results10.1025.1072.1093.20
  • Positive predictive value of PSA = percent of positive biopsies/total positive PSA.