Table 1.
Characteristics of patients with bladder cancer treated with cystectomy in Ontario from 1994–2013
| (n=5574) n (%) | |
|---|---|
| Patient-related | |
| Year of surgery | |
| 1994–1998 | 927 (17%) |
| 1999–2003 | 1231 (22%) |
| 2004–2008 | 1721 (31%) |
| 2009–2013 | 1695 (30%) |
| Age (years)1 | |
| 20–49 | 213 (4%) |
| 50–59 | 699 (13%) |
| 60–69 | 1469 (26%) |
| 70–79 | 2134 (38%) |
| 80+ | 1059 (19%) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 4182 (75%) |
| Female | 1392 (25%) |
| SES by quintile2 | |
| 1 | 1098 (20%) |
| 2 | 1244 (22%) |
| 3 | 1206 (22%) |
| 4 | 1042 (19%) |
| 5 | 931 (17%) |
| Unknown | 53 (1%) |
| Comorbidity score | |
| 0 | 3856 (69%) |
| 1+ | 1718 (31%) |
| Disease-related | |
| Pathologic T stage | |
| <T2 | 1058 (19%) |
| T2 | 1272 (23%) |
| T3 | 2107 (38%) |
| T4 | 1121 (20%) |
| TX | 16 (0%) |
| Pathologic N stage | |
| N negative | 3102 (56%) |
| N positive | 1377 (25%) |
| NX | 1095 (20%) |
| LVI | |
| No | 1509 (27%) |
| Yes | 2186 (39%) |
| Unstated | 1879 (34%) |
1
Age is based on date of cystectomy.
2
Socioeconomic status, quintile 1 represents communities where the poorest 20% of the Ontario population resided.
LVI: lymphovascular invasion; SES: socioeconomic status.