Table 2.
Sociodemographic background of cases and controls (n = 160).
| Variables | Bladder cancer cases | Control | |
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| Age | Mean (SD) | 67.1 (8.1) | 65.6 (11.3) |
| P-value = 0.39 | |||
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| Years of education | Mean (SD) | 8.26 ± 6.76 | 7.88 ± 5.34 |
| P-value = 0.69 | |||
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| Salary (US$) | Mean (SD) | 1721 (2435) | 1885 (2230) |
| P-value = 0.003 | |||
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| Salary (US $) | N (%) | N (%) | |
| Less than 500 $ | 11 (27.5) | 36 (52.9) | |
| Between 500 $ and 1000 $ | 16 (40) | 27 (39.7) | |
| Between 1000 $ and 5000 $ | 12 (30) | 5 (7.4) | |
| More than 5000 $ | 1 (2.5) | 0 (0) | |
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| Current residence | |||
| Beirut | 18 (33.3) | 79 (79) | |
| Mount lebanon | 25 (46.3) | 15 (15) | |
| North | 2 (3.7) | 4 (4) | |
| South | 4 (7.4) | 2 (2) | |
| Bekaa | 5 (9.3) | 0 (0) | |
| P-Value = 0.00 | |||
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| Prostate-related symptoms | |||
| Yes | 28 (51.9) | 23 (21.9) | |
| No | 26 (48.1) | 82 (78.1) | |
| P-Value = 0.00 | |||
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| Suffering from UTI problems | |||
| Yes | 2 (3.7) | 23 (21.9) | |
| No | 52 (96.3) | 82 (78.1) | |
| P-Value = 0.03 | |||
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| Histological type and grade | Bladder Cancer Cases N (%) | ||
| Papillary transitional cell carcinoma | 45 (84.9) | ||
| Transitional cell carcinoma (NOS) | 5 (9.4) | ||
| Adenocarcinoma (NOS) | 1 (1.9) | ||
| Unspecified bladder cancer | 2 (3.8) | ||
| Low grade | 26 (51) | ||
| High grade | 25 (49) | ||