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Table 2 Reported physician screening practice for high risk men, by physician practice style.*

From: Primary care physicians' reported use of pre-screening discussions for prostate cancer screening: a cross-sectional survey

 

Physician Practice Style

P-value

 

Order PSA without discussion

Discuss, recommend PSA

Discuss, let patient decide

 

Are your prostate cancer screening practices different for African American Men?

    

   No difference in screening practice

46.2% (6)

35.0% (7)

28.0% (7)

0.54

   More likely to screen

53.8% (7)

65.5% (13)

72.0% (18)

 

Are your prostate cancer screening practices different for men with a family history of prostate cancer?

    

   No difference in screening practice

50.0% (7)

20.0% (4)

3.7% (1)

0.01

   More likely to screen

50.0% (7)

80.0% (16)

96.3% (26)

 
  1. P-values from Chi-square test. Sample size for each cell given in parentheses.
  2. * Data from a university-based family medicine clinic and six community health centers in Houston, Texas collected in February 2004.