title: Normal serum prostate specific antigen levels in men in Yasuj province, Islamic Republic of Iran.
abstract: We assessed serum prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels in 650 men over 40 years referred to 3 Yasuj hospitals for blood cell count in 2003/2004. Men affected by prostate cancer, prostatitis or transurethral instrumentation were excluded. PSA was determined by an immunoassay technique. PSA levels in different age groups were: 40-49-year-olds--mean = 0.7 ng/dL, normal = 0-1.35 ng/dL; 50-59-year-olds--mean = 0.9 ng/dL, normal = 0-1.85 ng/dL; 60-69-year-olds--mean = 1.6 ng/dL, normal = 0-3.2 ng/dL; > or = 70-years-olds--mean = 2.3 ng/dL, normal = 0-4.4 ng/dL. Normal PSA levels in our society were lower than those in the United States, Europe and Japan.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Islamic Republic of Iran. mehrabi390@yahoo.com
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mehrabi
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Ghafarian Shirhzi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rasti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007118:Immunoassay / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D008875:Middle Aged; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen / Q000097:blood*; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D011472:Prostatitis / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D012016:Reference Values; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen