Table 1 Baseline demographics and oncological parameters in patients who underwent either flexible cystoscopy or cystoscopy with repeat biopsies for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer
Variables | Flexible cystoscopy (N = 51) | Repeat Biopsy (N = 50) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
N (%)\(; \stackrel{-}{x}\) ± SD | N (%)\(; \stackrel{-}{x}\) ± SD | ||
Demographics | |||
Age (years) | 66.2 ± 12.2 | 65.5 ± 10.0 | 0.5 |
Male | 43 (84.3%) | 42 (84.0%) | 0.9 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 27.4 ± 3.4 | 26.9 ± 4.4 | 0.5 |
Hypertension | 36 (70.6%) | 36 (72.0%) | 0.9 |
Diabetes | 11 (21.6%) | 14 (28.0%) | 0.5 |
Smoking | 30 (58.8%) | 25 (50.0%) | 0.4 |
Oncological variables | |||
Tumor size (cm) | 2.43 ± 1.1 | 2.3 ± 0.9 | 0.5 |
Multifocal | 24 (47.1%) | 27 (54.0%) | 0.5 |
High grade | 44 (86.3%) | 47 (94.0%) | 0.3 |
Concurrent CIS | 13 (25.5%) | 14 (28.0%) | 0.8 |
Stage T1 | 40 (78.4%) | 44 (88.0%) | 0.2 |
AUA risk stratification | |||
Moderate risk | 13 (25.5%) | 7 (14.0%) | 0.147 |
High risk | 38 (74.5%) | 43(86.0%) | |