Table 1

Comparison data on incidence and prevalence of prostate cancer in Black Men of West African ancestry

Country

Author

Incidence rate per 100,00

Prevalence rate

Source of data

West Africa

Nigeria

Osegbe, 1998 [32]

127.0

-

Hospital-based data; for men 45 years or older

Nigeria

Ekwere & Egbe, 2002 [37]

61.3

-

Hospital-based data; for men 35 years or older

Nigeria

Eke & Sapira, 2002 [33]

114.0

-

Hospital-based data; for men 45 years or older

Nigeria

Ukoli et al., 2003 [26]

-

15.7%

Rural Nigerian population-based; PSA = 4 ng/mL for men 50 years & older

Caribbean

Jamaica

Glover et al., 1998 [10]

304.0

-

Large population-based study; age-adjusted rate

Jamaica

Hanchard et al., 2001 [19]

56.4

-

Cancer registry data; age-adjusted rate

Tobago

Bunker et al., 2002 [22]

-

10.0%

Large population-based study; biopsy confirmed for men 40–79 years

Tobago

Bunker et al., 2004 [21]

-

10.7%

Large population-based study; biopsy confirmed for men 40–79 years

Brazil

Barros et al., 2003 [16]

-

19.7%

Hospital-based data; for men 40–79 years

Europe

United Kingdom

Chinegwundoh et al., 2006 [24]

647.0

-

Population-based audit for African-Caribbean (all blacks); age-adjusted rate for men 50 years or older over 2 years

United Kingdom

Ben-Shlomo et al., 2007 [25]

165.5

-

Population-based audit for African-Caribbean (all Blacks); age-adjusted rate for men 50 years or older over 5 years

United Kingdom

Ben-Shlomo et al., 2007 [25]

173.1

-

Population-based audit for Black Caribbean; age-adjusted rate for men 40 years or older over 5 years

United Kingdom

Ben-Shlomo et al., 2007 [25]

139.3

-

Population-based audit for Black African (all blacks); age-adjusted rate for men 40 years or older over 5 years

United States

US Black Men

ACS, 2008 [1]

258.30

SEER 2000 – 2003 data

Odedina et al. Infectious Agents and Cancer 2009 4(Suppl 1):S2   doi:10.1186/1750-9378-4-S1-S2