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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of five IC patients and six control patients

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.

 
  1. * Mann-Whitney-test, significance level = 0.050
  2. § Chi-Square-test, significance level = 0.050
  3. n.a.: not applicable
  4. VAS: visual analogue scale