Table 1.
Patient demographic and clinical characteristics
| Male |
Female |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Total | No. | % | No. | % | p-value |
| Year of Diagnosis | 0.058 | |||||
| 2001 | 815 | 561 | 8.4 | 254 | 7.8 | |
| 2002 | 920 | 579 | 8.7 | 341 | 10.5 | |
| 2003 | 883 | 596 | 9.0 | 287 | 8.8 | |
| 2004 | 971 | 637 | 9.6 | 334 | 10.3 | |
| 2005 | 992 | 665 | 10.0 | 327 | 10.0 | |
| 2006 | 942 | 623 | 9.4 | 319 | 9.8 | |
| 2007 | 906 | 610 | 9.2 | 296 | 9.1 | |
| 2008 | 908 | 599 | 9.0 | 309 | 9.5 | |
| 2009 | 848 | 584 | 8.8 | 264 | 8.1 | |
| 2010 | 866 | 589 | 8.9 | 277 | 8.5 | |
| 2011 | 856 | 608 | 9.1 | 248 | 7.6 | |
| Age Group | <0.001 | |||||
| 66-69 | 1333 | 988 | 14.9 | 345 | 10.6 | |
| 70-74 | 1942 | 1364 | 20.5 | 578 | 17.8 | |
| 75-79 | 2405 | 1615 | 24.3 | 790 | 24.3 | |
| 80+ | 4227 | 2684 | 40.4 | 1543 | 47.4 | |
| Race/ethnicity | <0.001 | |||||
| White | 8564 | 5863 | 88.2 | 2701 | 83.0 | |
| Black | 604 | 292 | 4.4 | 312 | 9.6 | |
| Hispanics | 279 | 194 | 2.9 | 85 | 2.6 | |
| Other | 460 | 302 | 4.5 | 158 | 4.9 | |
| Marital Status | <0.001 | |||||
| Single | 1440 | 918 | 13.8 | 522 | 16.0 | |
| Married | 5420 | 4394 | 66.1 | 1026 | 31.5 | |
| Unknown | 3047 | 1339 | 20.1 | 1708 | 52.5 | |
| Rural area | 0.1088 | |||||
| No | 9691 | 6495 | 97.7 | 3196 | 98.2 | |
| Yes | 216 | 156 | 2.3 | 60 | 1.8 | |
| Census Region | 0.016 | |||||
| West | 3907 | 2694 | 40.5 | 1213 | 37.3 | |
| Northeast | 2354 | 1540 | 23.2 | 814 | 25.0 | |
| Midwest | 1139 | 761 | 11.4 | 378 | 11.6 | |
| South | 2507 | 1656 | 24.9 | 851 | 26.1 | |
| Median Household Income, $ | 0.511 | |||||
| ≤ 23,364 | 2808 | 1882 | 28.3 | 926 | 28.4 | |
| 23,365–31,906 | 2523 | 1701 | 25.6 | 822 | 25.2 | |
| 31,907–41,719 | 2344 | 1595 | 24.0 | 749 | 23.0 | |
| ≥41,720 | 2232 | 1473 | 22.1 | 759 | 23.3 | |
| Stage | 0.007 | |||||
| II | 5220 | 3578 | 53.8 | 1642 | 50.4 | |
| III | 1889 | 1241 | 18.7 | 648 | 19.9 | |
| IV | 2798 | 1832 | 27.5 | 966 | 29.7 | |
| Hydronephosis | <0.001 | |||||
| No | 8866 | 6018 | 90.5 | 2848 | 87.5 | |
| Yes | 1041 | 633 | 9.5 | 408 | 12.5 | |
| Grade | 0.182 | |||||
| Low | 625 | 439 | 6.6 | 186 | 5.7 | |
| High | 8754 | 5866 | 88.2 | 2888 | 88.7 | |
| Unknown | 528 | 346 | 5.2 | 182 | 5.6 | |
| Comorbidity Score | 0.001 | |||||
| 0 | 5361 | 3527 | 53.0 | 1834 | 56.3 | |
| 1 | 2415 | 1615 | 24.3 | 800 | 24.6 | |
| 2 | 1083 | 767 | 11.5 | 316 | 9.7 | |
| 3+ | 1048 | 742 | 11.2 | 306 | 9.4 | |
| Radical Cystectomy | <0.001 | |||||
| No | 7169 | 4951 | 74.4 | 2218 | 68.1 | |
| Yes | 2738 | 1700 | 25.6 | 1038 | 31.9 | |
| Treatment | <0.001 | |||||
| No curative treatment | 4405 | 3036 | 45.6 | 1369 | 42.0 | |
| Radical Cystectomy Alone | 365 | 224 | 3.4 | 141 | 4.3 | |
| Radical Cystectomy w/ LDS | 2373 | 1476 | 22.2 | 897 | 27.5 | |
| Radiation Therapy and/or Chemotherapy | 2764 | 1915 | 28.8 | 849 | 26.1 | |
| Neoadjuvant chemotherapy | 0.784 | |||||
| No | 9513 | 6389 | 96.1 | 3124 | 95.9 | |
| Yes | 394 | 262 | 3.9 | 132 | 4.1 | |
| Hematuria | <0.001 | |||||
| No | 3672 | 2385 | 35.9 | 1287 | 39.5 | |
| Yes | 6235 | 4266 | 64.1 | 1969 | 60.5 | |
| Irritative Symptoms | <0.001 | |||||
| No | 7726 | 5299 | 79.7 | 2427 | 74.5 | |
| Yes | 2181 | 1352 | 20.3 | 829 | 25.5 | |
| Obstructive Symptoms | <0.001 | |||||
| No | 8606 | 5587 | 84.0 | 3019 | 92.7 | |
| Yes | 1301 | 1064 | 16.0 | 237 | 7.3 | |