Table 1 Patient Characteristics
Clinicopathologic features | UTUC | Control | |
|---|---|---|---|
Patients, n | 60 | 40 | |
Population | Asian | Asian | |
Gender, n (%) | |||
Male | 38 (63.3) | 27 (67.5) | |
Female | 22 (36.7) | 13 (32.5) | |
Median age, years (range) | 69 (46–89) | 47 (25–71) | |
BMI (kg/m²), mean ± SD | 25.3 ± 1.7 | 26.1 ± 2.4 | |
Current smoking, n (%) | 25 (41.7) | 12 (30) | |
Hypertension, n (%) | 21 (35) | 9 (22.5) | |
Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 11 (18.3) | 4 (10) | |
Pathology | Diagnosis | No. | |
Low-grade | 8 (13.3) | kidney stones | 15 |
High-grade | 52 (86.7) | ureteral stones | 15 |
Stage, n (%) | renal cyst | 5 | |
pTa | 7 (11.7) | pyelonephritis | 3 |
pTis | 2 (3.3) | UPJ obstruction | 2 |
pT1 | 17 (28.3) | - | |
pT2 | 5 (8.3) | - | |
pT3 | 26 (43.3) | - | |
pT4 | 3 (5) | - | |