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Table 1 Demographic and clinicopathological characteristics of the 247 patients included in our study

From: Lower skeletal muscle index and early complications in patients undergoing radical cystectomy for bladder cancer

Characteristic

Measure

No. of patientsa

Sex ratio

M:F

208:39

Age (years)

Median (range)

61.0 (25 to 87)

BMI (kg/m2)

Median (range)

22.8 (14.5 to 33.8)

Preoperative Hb (g/L)

Median (range)

135.0 (53 to 167)

Preoperative Alb (g/L)

Mean ± SD

40.9 ± 4.5

Preoperative Cr (μmol/L)

Median (range)

76.0 (35 to 317)

ECOG

0

68 (27.6)

 

1

164 (66.4)

 

2

13 (5.3)

 

3

2 (0.8)

Age-adjusted CCI

≤4

76 (30.8)

 

>4, <7

123 (49.8)

 

≥7

48 (19,4)

Tumor grade

II

23 (9.3)

 

III

224 (90.7)

T stageb

Ta and Tis

21 (8.5)

 

T1

52 (21.0)

 

T2

83 (33.5)

 

T3

63 (25.4)

 

T4

27 (10.9)

N stageb

N0

198 (79.8)

 

N1

17 (6.9)

 

N2

26 (10.5)

 

N3

6 (2.4)

M stage

M0

242 (97.6)

 

M1

5 (2.0)

Urinary diversion

Orthotopic neobladder

85 (34.3)

 

Ileal conduit

141 (57.1)

 

Ureterocutaneostomy

21 (8.5)

Operation time

Median (range)

5.15 (2.08 to 8.58)

Hospital day

Median (range)

20 (9 to 77)

  1. aPercentages in parentheses unless indicated otherwise.
  2. bT stage and N stage are pathological.
  3. Alb albumin, BMI body mass index, CCI Charlson Comobidity Index, Cr creatine, ECOG Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, Hb hemoglobin.