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Table 1 Comparison of clinical and pathological characteristics between two treatment types with intravesical bacillus Calmette–Guérin

From: Impact of maintenance therapy using a half dose of the bacillus Calmette–Guérin Tokyo strain on recurrence of intermediate and high-risk nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer: a retrospective single-center study

 

ALL

(n = 78)

Induction

(n = 40)

Maintenance

(n = 38)

P value

Age, years (IQR)

72 (64–78)

76 (67–79)

76 (64–76)

0.36

Sex (%)

    

 Men

 Women

61 (78.2)

33 (82.5)

28 (73.7)

0.42

17 (21.8)

7 (18.5)

10 (26.3)

pT stage (%)

    

 pTa/1

60 (76.9)

33 (82.5)

27 (71.1)

0.39

 pTis

18 (23.1)

7 (18.5)

11 (8.9)

Grade (%)

    

 G1/2

 G3

63 (83.3)

35 (87.5)

28 (73.7)

0.16

15 (16.7)

5 (12.5)

10 (26.3)

Tumor size (%)

    

 < 1 cm

 ≥ 1 cm

45 (57.7)

25 (62.5)

20 (52.7)

0.49

33 (42.3)

15 (37.5)

18 (37.3)

Number of tumors (%)

    

 Single

 Multiple

14 (17.9)

8 (20.0)

6 (15.8)

0.77

64 (72.1)

32 (80.0)

32 (84.2)

Follow-up, months (IQR)

36.2 (18.2–55.7)

35.2 (19.3–48.3)

35.9 (17.0–58.4)

0.25

  1. Unless otherwise stated, values are medians with ranges in parentheses or numbers of patients with percentages in parentheses
  2. IQR interquartile range