Research Article

Diagnostic Value of Serum and Urine Endocan Levels in Nonmuscle Invasive Bladder Cancer: A Prospective Comparative Study

Table 5

Comparisons of serum and urine endocan levels between risk groups.

RG 1RG 2RG 3RG 4 value

Number of patients1311375
Mean serum endocan ± SD, (mg/dl)1310 ± 4141492 ± 4401557 ± 4391441 ± 5320.388
Mean urine endocan ± SD, (mg/dl)738 ± 280829 ± 316927 ± 389791 ± 2790.378

SD, standard deviation; RG 1, low risk; RG 2, intermediate risk; RG 3, high risk; RG 4, very high risk. One way ANOVA.