Table 1:
Select characteristics among cases and controls in the New England Bladder Cancer Study and cases in The Cancer Genome Atlas.
| New England Bladder Cancer Study (NEBCS) | The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Cases* N=307 |
Controls N=1,418 |
Cases* N=383 |
| Age; N (%) | |||
| <55 | 52 (17.0) | 255 (18.0) | 45 (11.8) |
| 55–64 | 87 (28.3) | 336 (23.7) | 107 (27.9) |
| 65–74 | 109 (35.5) | 544 (38.3) | 127 (33.2) |
| 75+ | 59 (19.2) | 283 (20.0) | 104 (27.2) |
| Sex; N (%) | |||
| Female | 74 (24.1) | 379 (26.7) | 94 (24.5) |
| Male | 233 (75.9) | 1,039 (73.3) | 289 (75.5) |
| Race; N (%) | |||
| White | 279 (90.9) | 1,313 (92.6) | 301 (78.6) |
| Non-White | 28 (9.1) | 105 (7.4) | 58 (17.8) |
| Smoking; N (%) | |||
| Occasional smokers | 4 (1.3) | 40 (2.8) | N/A |
| Never smokers | 46 (15.0) | 472 (33.3) | 95 (24.8) |
| Former smokers | 154 (50.2) | 699 (49.3) | 187 (48.8) |
| Current smokers | 103 (33.5) | 206 (14.5) | 83 (21.7) |
| Stage/Grade; N (%) | |||
| Ta, Low-Grade | 139 (45.3) | N/A | 0 (0.0) |
| Ta, High-Grade | 60 (19.5) | N/A | 0 (0.0) |
| T1, High-Grade | 61 (19.9) | N/A | 0 (0.0) |
| T2+ (MI) | 47 (15.3) | N/A | 383 (100.0) |
| Diesel Exposure; N (%) | |||
| Unexposed | 126 (41.0) | 639 (45.1) | 184 (48.0) |
| Possibly exposed | 37 (12.1) | 165 (11.6) | N/A |
| Exposed | 141 (45.9) | 605 (42.7) | 56 (14.6) |
| Missing | 3 (1.0) | 9 (0.6) | 143 (37.4) |
*
Excludes cases that were dropped after quality control.
N/A=Not Applicable or data not collected/available.