Research Article

The Dependence between Urinary Levels of Angiogenesis Factors, 8-Iso-prostaglandin F2α, ɣ-Synuclein, and Interleukin-13 in Patients with Bladder Cancer: A Pilot Study

Table 1

Demographic and clinical data of the bladder cancer (BC) patient group and control group.

Population characteristicBC groupControls

N6028
Age range (median)41–88 (66)50–81 (67)
Male50 (83%)23 (82%)
Female10 (17%)5 (18%)
Clinical grading
LG31 (52%)
HG29 (48%)
Clinical subgroups
NMIBC50 (83%)
MIBC10 (17%)
Primary cancer29 (48%)
Cancer recurrence31 (52%)

N: number of patients; LG: low grade; HG: high grade; NMIBC: nonmuscle-invasive bladder cancer; MIBC: muscle-invasive bladder cancer.