Table 1 Patient characteristics
Characteristics | No. of patients |
|---|---|
Sex | |
Male | 35 (95%) |
Female | 2 (5%) |
Age (years) | |
Mean ± SD | 72.5 ± 7.1 |
Range | 58–89 |
Smoking status | |
Smoker | 31 (84%) |
Never smoker | 6 (16%) |
Brickman Index | |
Median | 900 |
Range | 0–2500 |
Medical history | |
Malignancy besides urinary tract TCC | 12 (32%) |
COPD | 22 (59%) |
Hypertension | 15 (41%) |
Coronary artery disease | 6 (16%) |
Diabetes mellitus | 5 (14%) |
Cerebral infarction | 2 (5%) |
Interstitial lung disease | 2 (5%) |
CKD | 12 (32%) |
Atherosclerotic diseases | 8 (22%) |
Atrial fibrillation | 5 (14%) |