Establishment of Reference Interval for Serum Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) of Apparent Healthy Men in Nanjing
10.3969/j.issn.1671-7414.2017.02.014
- VernacularTitle:南京地区表观健康人群前列腺特异性抗原的参考值区间建立
- Author:
Wei ZHANG
;
Yun LING
;
Weijuan SONG
;
Ruixia YANG
;
Huaguo XU
;
Erfu XIE
- Keywords:
different ages;
prostate-specific antigen;
reference interval
- From:
Journal of Modern Laboratory Medicine
2017;32(2):53-56
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To establish the reference interval for serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in apparent healthy men of different ages in Nanjing.Methods A total of 25 820 healthy men undergoing routine physical examinations in the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University from October 2013 to September 2015 were selected for the study.All of them were screened by prostate B ultrasound,excluding abnormal urinary tract diseases.The concentration of serum PSA and free prostate-specific antigen (fPSA) were measured by automatic luminescence immunoassay analyzer,and the fPSA/PSA values were calculated.The participants were divided into four groups (20~ 39,40~ 59,60~ 79 and older than 80 years old groups),then the median,5th,25th,75th and 95th percentiles of both PSA and fPSA/PSA were counted,respectively.Results The median of PSA (95th percentile ranges) of these groups by age from low to high were 0.78 (1.93),0.90 (2.93),1.34(6.60) and 2.01(11.91),respectively.The 25th to 75th percentiles were 0.55~1.11,0.61~1.36,0.77~2.51 and 0.94 ~ 4.19,respectively.The median of fPSA/PSA (95 th percentile ranges) were 0.37 (0.60),0.31 (0.56),0.28 (0.53) and 0.29(0.52),respectively.The 25th to 75th percentiles were 0.28~0.46,0.23~0.40,0.22~0.36 and 0.23~ 0.37,respectively.Among all the groups,median differences of both PSA and fPSA/PSA were statistically significant (P<0.05),and PSA levels rise with age.PSA levels in different regions were different.Conclusion The PSA level of men under 40 years in Nanjing should be 0~2.5 ng/ml,40~60 years should be 0~4 ng/ml,while men who are above 60 years,could use 0~5 ng/ml as reference interval.