From: Gene expression profile of bladder tissue of patients with ulcerative interstitial cystitis
IC patients | control group | p-value | sig. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age [year] | Mean | 78.0 | 59.2 | 0.052* | ns |
Standard dev. | 7.5 | 13.2 | |||
Median | 82.0 | 57.5 | |||
Minimum | 68.0 | 40.0 | |||
Maximum | 85.0 | 75.0 | |||
Duration of symptoms [month] | Mean | 32.6 | 7.7 | 0.143* | ns |
Standard dev. | 23.6 | 10.8 | |||
Median | 24.0 | 3.0 | |||
Minimum | 13.0 | 0.0 | |||
Maximum | 72.0 | 20.0 | |||
Frequency [/24 h] | Mean | 14 | 8 | 0.056* | ns |
Standard dev. | 9 | 2 | |||
Median | 10 | 7 | |||
Minimum | 8 | 7 | |||
Maximum | 30 | 11 | |||
Average volume [< 350 ml] | 5/5 | 0/6 | 0.002§ | s | |
Nocturia | Mean | 4 | 1 | 0.032* | s |
Standard dev. | 2 | 1 | |||
Median | 3 | 1 | |||
Minimum | 2 | 0 | |||
Maximum | 8 | 2 | |||
Pain, VAS [0–100] | Mean | 69.4 | 19.0 | 0.016* | s |
Standard dev. | 9.4 | 26.0 | |||
Median | 73.0 | 10.5 | |||
Minimum | 55.0 | 0.0 | |||
Maximum | 78.0 | 55.0 | |||
Urge, VAS [0–100] | Mean | 69.6 | 32.0 | 0.111* | ns |
Standard dev. | 19.0 | 38.2 | |||
Median | 76.0 | 26.0 | |||
Minimum | 37.0 | 0.0 | |||
Maximum | 83.0 | 76.0 | |||
Hunner's ulcer | 5/5 | 0/6 | 0.002§ | s | |
Glomerulations | 4/5 | 0/6 | 0.015§ | s | |
Bladder tumor | 0/5 | 0/6 | n.a. | ||
Diverticulum | 0/5 | 0/6 | n.a. |