BMC Urology

Table 1 Clinical characteristics of all 190 patients

From: Long term follow-up in patients with initially diagnosed low grade Ta non-muscle invasive bladder tumors: tumor recurrence and worsening progression

		Total	Recurrence (+)	Recurrence (−)	p value	WP (+)	WP (−)	p value
N		190	82	108		21	169
Age (y)	Mean Range	62.9	63.0	62.9		64.9	62.7
Age (y)	Mean Range	22-89	26-83	22-89		47-83	22-89
	≤70	128	56	72	NS	14	114	NS
	>70	62	26	36		7	55
Gender	Male	156	72	84	NS	19	137	NS
	Female	34	10	24		2	32
Multiplicity	Solitary	114	41	73	0.017	7	107	0.016
	Multiple	76	41	35		14	62
IVI	Yes	83	29	54	NS	11	72	NS
	No	107	53	54		10	97
Smoking	None	100	40	60	NS	10	90	NS
	Current	56	29	27		9	47
	Ex-smoker	27	10	17		2	25
	Unknown	7	3	4		0	7

IVI intravesical instillation, WP worsening progression, NS non-significant.

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