Table 1 Characteristics of each treatment group. BMI; Body mass index, HTN; Hypertension, DM; Diabetes mellitus, GHU; Gross hematuria, CIS; Carcinoma in situ.

From: BCG instillation versus radical cystectomy for high-risk NMIBC with squamous/glandular histologic variants

 

Observation

BCG instillation

Radical cystectomy

P-value

Number

17

30

15

 

Sex-male – number (%)

15 (88.2)

27 (90.0)

13 (86.7)

0.944

Age (Years)

70.74 (±8.21)

67.60 (±9.93)

68.20 (±5.51)

0.564*

BMI (kg/m2)

29.68 (±9.9)

32.27 (±7.60)

24.00 (±6.36)

0.085*

HTN – number (%)

8 (47.1)

7 (23.3)

1 (6.7)

0.031

DM - number (%)

4 (23.5)

5 (16.7)

0 (0.0)

0.152

GHU history- number (%)

5 (29.4)

18 (60.0)

8 (53.3)

0.126

T stage – number (%)

   

0.022

   Ta

6 (35.3)

4 (13.3)

0 (0.0)

 

   T1

11 (64.7)

26 (86.7)

15 (100.0)

 

Tumor multiplicity

– number (%)

   

0.019

   1

5 (29.4)

17 (56.7)

6 (40.0)

 

   2–7

6 (35.3)

12 (40.0)

3 (20.0)

 

   >8

6 (35.3)

1 (3.3)

6 (40.0)

 

Tumor size >3 cm

– number (%)

6 (35.3)

13 (43.3)

4 (26.7)

0.543

Concomitant CIS

– number (%)

2 (11.8)

6 (20.0)

3 (20.0)

0.751

  1. *Chi-square test, one-way ANOVA test.