diff --git a/source/reference/database-profiler.txt b/source/reference/database-profiler.txt
index e1553ca0fdc..47351eda990 100644
--- a/source/reference/database-profiler.txt
+++ b/source/reference/database-profiler.txt
@@ -70,8 +70,10 @@ example document reflects an update operation:
 Output Reference
 ----------------
 
-The database profiler reports the following values. The set of values
-reported for a given operation depends on the operation:
+For a given operation, the database profiler reports a specific set of
+information. Depending on the type of operation profiled, the documents
+in the system.profile collection include a subset of the fields listed
+below:
 
 .. stats:: ts