Table 1 Descriptive parameters of all patients included in the study
Variable name | All | Control group | Cancer group | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No.patients | 297 | 90 | 207 | |
Sex | Male | 207 (70) | 56 (62) | 151 (73) |
Age | Mean (SD) | 72 (11) | 68 (12) | 74 (9) |
CTU | Four phases | 290 (98) | 88 (98) | 202 (98) |
Filling volume | Good/very good | 285 (96) | 88 (98) | 197 (95) |
Indwelling catheter | 26 [9] | 8 [9] | 18 [9] | |
Bladder stones | 13 [4] | 8 [9] | 5 [2] | |
Thick bladder wall | 38 [13] | 8 [9] | 30 [14] | |
Other image distortions | 69 (23) | 12 [13] | 57 (28) | |
General quality of CTU | Good/very good | 283 (95) | 88 (98) | 195 (94) |
Solitary tumor* | – | 133 (66) | ||
Size of tumor** | 0–10 mm | – | 23 [11] | |
11–30 mm | – | 99 (48) | ||
> 30 mm | – | 52 (25) | ||
Local tumor stage*** | cTaG1 | – | 22 [11] | |
cTaG2 | – | 83 (40) | ||
cTaG3 | – | 10 [5] | ||
cT1G1 | – | 1 (0.5) | ||
cT1G2 | – | 20 (9.5) | ||
cT1G3 | – | 31 [15] | ||
cT2 | – | 40 [19] | ||
Concomitant Cis**** | cTaG3 + Cis | – | 4 (33) | |
cT1 + Cis | – | 5 (42) | ||
cT2 + Cis | – | 3 (25) | ||
Lymph node metastasis | – | 5 [2] | ||
Distant metastasis | – | 2 [1] |