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Table 3 Distribution of specific prostate conditions and laboratory tests, by race/ethnicity: CMHS Cohort, California.

From: California Men's Health Study (CMHS): a multiethnic cohort in a managed care setting

 

Race/ethnicity (%)

 

White

Black/African-American

Latino

Asian

Other

Total

Prostate diagnoses and procedures1

      

   BPH diagnosis

22.9

21.5

17.5

13.8

16.7

20.8

   Prostatitis diagnosis

7.6

6.2

5.5

3.4

5.1

6.6

Laboratory tests2

      

   PSA

75.5

83.8

67.9

72.9

71.0

74.5

   Fasting glucose

59.0

63.4

57.2

65.0

64.0

60.0

   HDL cholesterol

55.0

50.5

45.8

66.1

58.1

54.5

   Cholesterol panel

80.7

82.4

77.1

86.3

82.6

80.9

   Triglycerides

68.0

66.8

63.6

71.3

70.3

67.8

  1. 1 Prostate diagnoses and procedures were obtained from survey data where participants reported having ever been diagnosed with BPH or prostatitis
  2. 2 Laboratory test data were obtained from electronic health plan databases and included tests done during the five-year period before cohort enrollment