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Table 1 Demographic, clinicopathologic characteristics and concentration of urinary proteins in the study cohort

From: IL-8 as a urinary biomarker for the detection of bladder cancer

 

Non-cancer (%)

Cancer (%)

 

N=63

N=64

Median Age (range, y)

60 (30-81)

69.5 (22-90)

Male : Female ratio

55 : 8

55 : 9

Race

  

    White

41 (65)

58(91)

    African American

8 (13)

0(0)

    Other

14 (22)

6 (9)

Tobacco use

25 (40)

54 (84)

Gross hematuria

0 (0)

47 (73)

Suspicious/positive cytology

1 (2)

18 (28)

Median follow-up (months)

11.5

12.0

Clinical stage

  

    Tis^

n/a

6(9)

    Ta

n/a

15(23)

    T1

n/a

9 (14)

    T2

n/a

31(48)

    T3

n/a

4 (6)

    T4

n/a

2 (3)

    N+ ~

n/a

3 (5)

Grade

  

    Low

n/a

9(14)

    High

n/a

55(86)

Urinary Proteins

Median (range)

Median (range)

    IL-8 (pg/ml)

0(0 - 134.33)

128.43 (0 - 17140.2)

    MMP–9 (ng/ml)

0 (0 – 14.25)

0.95 (0 – 1002.6)

    Syndecan (ng/ml)

40.67(0 - 199.55)

31.81(0 - 335.18)

    BTA-Trak (U/ml)

13.13(0.5 - 36.87)

179.33 (0 - 24865.4)

    Hemoglobin (ng/ml)

0(0 - 125.92)

8.73 (0 - 130367.5)

 

Mean + SD

Mean + SD

    IL-8 (pg/ml)

05.02 ± 20.99

1335.07 ±3495.26

    MMP–9 (ng/ml)

0.35 ±1.83

46.76 ±142.16

    Syndecan (ng/ml)

49.10 ± 42.09

55.04 ± 74.88

    BTA-Trak (U/ml)

14.66 ± 8.05

1630.5 ± 3954.5

    Hemoglobin (ng/ml)

2.63±15.97

4451.3±22814.4

  1. ^, 4 subjects with concomitant cis had T1 (n=2) and T2 (n=2) disease.
  2. ~, Subjects with T2 (n=1), T3 (=1) and T4 (n=1) disease and node positive.