Valores del antígeno prostático específico en adultos de 40 a 49 años de las parroquias urbanas de la Ciudad de Cuenca, 2013

Abstract

The specific antigen prostatic (PSA) is a secreted glycoprotein for the epithelium cell of the prostate, it has an important function in the sperm liquefaction and the sperm cells mobility; the PSA total maintain levels below 4ng/ml, levels above are detected as prostatitis, benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer, that is why is necessary to have a periodically control of the PSA total. This is an observational study of descriptive type which objective is determine the PSA values by the micro ELISA technique on adults from 40 to 49 years to relate the positivity of the test with the risk factors: age, hereditary background, toxic addictions, economic factors, infection and inflammation of the urinary system, sexual activity and venereal diseases, on a test of 282 patients from the 15 villages of Cuenca city. The test processing was made at the Laboratory from Diagnostic and Investigations Biomedical Center of the Medical Sciences Department in the University of Cuenca compliance with bio-security standards and efficient quality. The findings show 5% of the study patients have values higher than 3.99ng/ml. The high percentage of positive cases (41%) is in the age group of 48 and 49 years. When comparing the positive cases with the variables in studies we can find a significant statistic (p<0.05) with the index of corporal mass and prostatic disease from family backgrounds.