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Table 3 Sub-cohort and case group Wave 1 HHV-8 seropositivity, by age and Wave 1 PSA result

From: A case-cohort study of human herpesvirus 8 seropositivity and incident prostate cancer in Tobago

  

Cases

Sub-cohort

Age years

PSA ng/mL

 

HHV-8 positive

 

HHV-8 positive

  

n

n

%

n

n

%

40-49

All

12

0

0.0

200

7

3.5

50-59

All

37

4

10.8

110

15

13.6

≥ 60

All

47

13

27.7

105

24

22.9

All

< 4

70

12

17.1

392

39

9.9

All

≥ 4

26

5

19.2

23

7

30.4

40-49

< 4

12

0

0.0

197

6

3.0

50-59

< 4

26

3

11.5

102

14

13.7

≥ 60

< 4

32

9

28.1

93

19

20.4

40-49

≥ 4

   

3

1

33.3

50-59

≥ 4

11

1

9.1

8

1

12.5

≥ 60

≥ 4

15

4

26.7

12

5

41.7

  1. PSA - prostate-specific antigen, DRE - digital rectal examination, HHV-8 - human herpesvirus 8