Table 1 Selected characteristics of bladder cancer cases andcontrols from New Hampshire
Selected Characteristics | Cases | Controls |
|---|---|---|
Total Subjects N (%) | 398 (100) | 526 (100) |
Sex | ||
Women | 107 (27) | 220 (42) |
Men | 291 (73) | 306 (58) |
Race a | ||
White | 379 (98) | 513 (99) |
Other | 8 (2) | 5 (1) |
Age (Years) | ||
≤ 51 | 57 (14) | 106 (20) |
52–61 | 108 (27) | 123 (23) |
62–67 | 90 (23) | 112 (21) |
68–71 | 89 (22) | 103 (20) |
>71 | 54 (14) | 82 (16) |
Highest Level of Educational Attainment a | ||
≤ High school | 204 (53) | 239 (46) |
> High school | 182 (47) | 281 (54) |
Cigarette Smoking a | ||
Never | 66 (17) | 193 (37) |
Former | 195 (50) | 243 (47) |
Current | 129 (33) | 85 (16) |
Amount Smoked (cigarettes/day) | ||
≤ 12 | 41 (13) | 90 (31) |
12–20 | 132 (43) | 119 (41) |
>20 | 136 (44) | 84 (29) |
WHO-ISUP classification b | ||
Carcinoma in situ | 18 (6) | - |
Papilloma | 1 (0) | |
Papillary neoplasm of low malignant potential | 84 (26) | - |
Papillary carcinoma, low grade | 112 (34) | - |
Papillary carcinoma, high grade | 74 (23) | - |
Other | 38 (13) | - |
Tumour grade b,c | ||
Grade 1 | 145 (47) | - |
Grade 2 | 61 (20) | - |
Grade 3 | 103 (33) | - |
Tumour stage b | ||
Superficial | 216 (66) | - |
Invasive | 93 (28) | - |
In situ | 18 (6) | - |