Table 1.
Characteristics of the study groups.
| Control group | SCC group | TCC group | p value∗ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of subjects | 132 | 120 | 148 | |
| NMIBC:MIBC |
- |
21:99 |
31:117 |
|
|
Categorical variables, n (%) | ||||
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 100 (75.7) | 91 (75.8) | 115 (77.7) | 0.44 |
| Female | 32 (24.3) | 29 (24.2) | 33 (22.3) | 0.51 |
| Smokers | 34 (25.7) | 34 (28.3) | 40 (27.0) | 0.32 |
| Hypertension | 29 (22.0) | 30 (25.0) | 36 (24.3) | 0.18 |
| Diabetes |
23 (17.4) |
21 (17.5) |
28 (18.9) |
0.28 |
|
Continuous variables, Mean ± SD | ||||
| Age (years) | 54.0 ± 7.7 | 61.4 ± 6.4 | 58.5 ± 8.9 | 0.46 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 25.9 ± 4.0 | 27.4 ± 3.7 | 26.1 ± 4.9 | 0.52 |
| Serum creatinine (mg dL−1) | 0.81 ± 0.07 | 0.89 ± 0.06 | 0.84 ± 0.08 | 0.71 |
| ALT (IU L−1) | 26.8 ± 4.1 | 31.7 ± 4.9 | 29.4 ± 5.8 | 0.44 |
| AST (IU L−1) | 16.5 ± 3.9 | 18.4 ± 3.7 | 21.9 ± 4.3 | 0.36 |
| Bilirubin (mg dL−1) | 0.7 ± 0.1 | 0.6 ± 0.2 | 0.7 ± 0.2 | 0.66 |
∗
One way ANOVA for continuous variables and Chi-square test for categorical variables.