DRE documentation statistics before initial treatment
| Stage* | Documented (performed) | Documented (not performed) | Not documented | Total | |
| 6+ months before Tx | ≤6 months before Tx | Deferred/Refused | No mention | ||
| 1, n (%) | 199 (28.5) | 332 (47.5) | 79 (11.3) | 89 (12.7) | 699 |
| 2, n (%) | 720 (18.3) | 2102 (53.4) | 374 (9.5) | 743 (18.9) | 3939 |
| 3, n (%) | 110 (11.8) | 607 (65) | 65 (7) | 152 (16.3) | 934 |
| 4, n (%) | 137 (21.4) | 286 (44.8) | 96 (15) | 120 (18.8) | 639 |
| N/A†, n (%) | 313 (31.2) | 415 (41.3) | 123 (12.3) | 153 (15.2) | 1004 |
| Total | 1479 (20.5) | 3742 (51.9) | 737 (10.2) | 1257 (17.4) | 7215 |
*Stage=overall stage.
†Stage information is missing in the database.
DRE, digital rectal examination; Tx, treatment.