Table 3 Characteristics of the included studies.
Study | Ethnicity, n | Age, years | Country | Dataset/Cohort | Study quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | |||||
Crawford 2011 [17] | 14 186 Caucasian 6 367 African-American 949 Other | 55.7 (10.3) 54.1 (10.3) 53.4 (9.1) | USA | Health Alliance Plan of Henry Ford Health System | Poor |
Mean | |||||
DeAntoni 1996 [18] | 70 772 White 4 485 Black 1 543 Latino 900 Asian | 61.4 55.5 57.5 59.9 | USA | Prostate Cancer Awareness Week | Good |
Median | |||||
Espaldon 2014 [19] | 296 477 White 25 058 Black 5 749 Latino | 70-74 70-74 75-79 | USA | Veterans Affairs and Medicare | Good |
Median | |||||
Gray 2003 [29] | 717 Caucasian 348 Maori 340 Pacific Islander | 50–59 40-49 50–59 | NZ | Wellington Regional Community Prostate Study | Good |
Range | |||||
Gray 2005 [30] | 728 Caucasian 353 Maori 344 Pacific Islander | 40-69 40-69 40-69 | NZ | Wellington Regional Community Prostate Study | Good |
Median | |||||
Lacher 2006 [24] | 1 476 N-H White 435 N-H Black 485 Mexican-American | 60–69 50–59 60–69 | USA | NHANES 2001-2004 | Good |
Median | |||||
Lacher 2015 [21] | 1 700 N-H White 560 N-H Black 864 Hispanic | 60–69 50–59 50–59 | USA | NHANES 2007-2010 | Good |
Median (IQR) | |||||
Matti 2021 [28] | 147 542 European 37 332 Asian 12 913 Maori 17 345 Pacific People | 59 (15) 57 (14) 56 (13) 57 (13) | NZ | Northern Cancer Network of NZ | Poor |
Median | |||||
Rhodes 2012a [22] | 420 White 329 Black | 50–59 50–59 | USA | OCS & FMHS | Poor |
Mean (SD) | |||||
Rhodes 2012b [23] | 420 White 328 Black | 58.7 (10.4) 57.4 (10.4) | USA | OCS & FMHS | Poor |
Median | |||||
Saraiya 2005 [26] | 768 N-H White 227 N-H Black 244 Mexican-American | 60–69 50–59 50–59 | USA | NHANES 2001-2002 | Good |
Median | |||||
Sarma 2014 [27] | 616 Caucasian 150 African-American | 50–59 50–59 | USA | OCS & FMHS | Poor |
Median | |||||
Weinrich 1998 [25] | 379 White 348 Black | 50–59 50–59 | USA | South Carolina Prostate Cancer Programme | Poor |
