Table 1 Demographics and clinical characteristics of bladder cancer patients stratified by pathological stage and radical cystectomy
From: Dynamic changes of quality of life in muscle-invasive bladder cancer survivors
Parameters | Bladder sparing | Radical cystectomy | p |
|---|---|---|---|
Demographics | |||
Total no. patients (total no. measurements) | 67 (211) | 42 (186) | |
Age (year); mean ± SD | 70.0 ± 11.7 | 67.8 ± 8.8 | 0.29 |
Age group | 0.74 | ||
≥ 70 y/o | 35 | 18 | |
60–69 y/o | 17 | 16 | |
< 60 y/o | 15 | 8 | |
Gender (male/female) | 47/20 | 32/10 | 0.49 |
Education (year) | 7.2 ± 4.8 | 9.1 ± 4.7 | 0.04 |
Marital status (Married or cohabited/ others) | 49/18 | 28/14 | 0.47 |
Monthly family income > USD. 1750 (yes/no/missing) | 13/53/1 | 10/29/3 | 0.48 |
Clinical characteristics | |||
Months after the first TURBT (mean ± SD) | 18.7 ± 26.8 | 19.1 ± 18.4 | 0.93 |
Months after the first TURBT (median [quartile deviation]) | 8.2 (19.6) | 14.0 (18.7) | – |
Stage | 0.39 | ||
II | 36 | 15 | |
III | 9 | 7 | |
IV | 22 | 20 | |
Urinary diversion | NA | ||
Ileal neobladder | 0 | 16 | |
Ileal conduit | 0 | 22 | |
Ileal urinary reservoir + Mitrofanoff procedure | 0 | 3 | |
None | 0 | 1 | |
Comorbidity | |||
Diabetes mellitus | 14 (20.9%) | 3 (7.1%) | 0.06 |
Heart disease | 7 (10.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.03 |
Other malignancy | 1 (1.5%) | 5 (11.9%) | 0.02 |
Chemotherapy in the past 1 year | 12 (17.9%) | 4 (9.5%) | 0.23 |
Radiotherapy | 8 (11.9%) | 1 (2.4%) | 0.08 |