Table 1

Sexual Behavior and PSA Concentrations among US Men (Age 40 – 59), NHANES 2001 – 2004

Variable
n
Predicted margin geometric mean PSA (ng/ml)
p-value
Predicted margin percent free PSA
p-value

Age at first intercourse (years)
1185




     ≤ 15
400
0.80 (0.73 to 0.89)
Reference
30.3 (28.6 to 32.0)
Reference
     16 – 18
476
0.81(0.76 to 0.87)
0.833
31.1 (29.5 to 32.6)
0.561
     ≥ 19
309
0.82 (0.75 to 0.90)
0.802
31.3 (29.6 to 32.9)
0.417
Number of lifetime sexual partners
1169




     0 – 3
268
0.83 (0.76 to 0.91)
Reference
31.0 (29.2 to 32.7)
Reference
     4 – 5
181
0.94 (0.84 to 1.05)
0.072
31.3 (29.1 to 33.6)
0.820
     6 – 10
268
0.73 (0.68 to 0.79)
0.069
31.4 (29.4 to 33.4)
0.783
     11 – 20
193
0.91 (0.78 to 1.05)
0.345
29.2 (26.6 to 31.7)
0.317
     20 +
259
0.73 (0.66 to 0.80)
0.072
31.4 (29.0 to 33.9)
0.767
Number of sexual partners in the past year
1190




     0
155
0.78 (0.68 to 0.88)
Reference
30.5 (28.1 to 32.9)
Reference
     1
854
0.82 (0.78 to 0.87)
0.471
31.1 (30.0 to 32.1)
0.703
     ≥ 2
181
0.79 (0.69 to 0.90)
0.916
30.3 (27.4 to 33.1)
0.882
Number of sexual partners in the past 30 days*
194




     0
29
0.76 (0.58 to 1.00)
Reference
30.8 (25.6 to 36.1)
Reference
     1
95
0.77 (0.65 to 0.92)
0.914
29.9 (27.1 to 32.6)
0.734
     ≥ 2
70
0.88 (0.70 to 1.11)
0.392
29.4 (24.1 to 34.7)
0.696
Have you had sex without a condom in the past 30 days?
161




     Yes
119
0.76 (0.66 to 0.88)
Reference
30.8 (27.8 to 33.7)
Reference
     No
42
1.15 (0.81 to 1.63)
0.029
24.7 (19.0 to 30.3)
0.031
Are you circumcised?
1211




     Yes
837
0.82 (0.77 to 0.86)
Reference
31.1 (30.0 to 32.2)
Reference
     No
374
0.80 (0.72 to 0.90)
0.810
30.0 (27.3 to 32.7)
0.348
Self-reported history of STD infection
1182




     Yes
77
0.85 (0.74 to 0.98)
0.517
28.5 (25.2 to 32.0)
0.151
     No
1105
0.81 (0.77 to 0.85)
Reference
31.1 (30.1 to 32.1)
Reference

*Question asked only of men who have had >1 lifetime sexual partner

Question asked only of men who have had at least one sexual partner in the past 30 days and had >1 lifetime sexual partner

Werny et al. Infectious Agents and Cancer 2007 2:19   doi:10.1186/1750-9378-2-19