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. 2012 Aug 23;107(7):1031–1036. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2012.254

Table 1. Patient demographics and clinical characteristics at diagnosis.

Clinical characteristics No. of patients (%)
Gender
 Male 162 (73)
 Female 61 (27)
   
Age, years
 Median 71
 Quartiles 66–77
   
ECOG Performance status
 0 43 (19)
 1 74 (33)
 ⩾2 106 (48)
Hydronephrosis 81 (37)
   
Primary site
 Bladder 190 (59)
 Non-bladder 91 (41)
   
Prior definitive therapy 168 (75)
Lymph node metastasis 129 (42)
Any visceral metastasis 117 (47)
 Liver 26 (12)
 Bone 50 (23)
 Lung 55 (25)
   
WBC
 Median 6900
 Quartiles 5400–9000
   
Haemoglobin, g dl 1
 ⩾10 162 (73)
 <10 61 (27)
   
Creatinine, mg dl 1
 Median 1.09
 Quartiles 0.8–1.37
   
Albumin, g dl 1
 Median 3.60
 Quartiles 3.10–4.00
   
ALP, U l 1
 Median 257.0
 Quartiles 208.0–348.2
   
LDH, U l 1
 Median 221.0
 Quartiles 180.0.0–311.0
   
Corrected calcium, mg dl 1
 Median 9.188
 Quartiles 8.922–9.471
   
CRP, mg l 1
 Median 15.0
 Quartiles 2.0–54.0

Abbreviations: ALP=alkaline phosphatase; LDH=lactate dehydrogenase; CRP=C-reactive protein; ECOG=Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; WBC=white blood cell.