Table 1 Characteristics of bladder cancer patients

Mean age ± SD (years)

70.3 ± 11.2

 Missing (%)

1 (0.3)

Mean BMI ± SD (Kg/m²)

27.2 ± 4.8

 Missing

8 (2.5)

Sex

 Male

267 (85.0)

 Female

47 (15.0)

 Missing

0 (0.0)

Working status

 Active

48 (15.3)

 Sick leave

16 (5.1)

 Retired

216 (68.8)

 Unemployed

11 (3.5)

 Other

21 (6.7)

 Missing

2 (0.6)

Education

 No education

40 (12.8)

 Incomplete primary education

73 (23.2)

 Primary education

52 (16.6)

 Graduate school

66 (21.0)

 Upper secondary studies

36 (11.5)

 University

40 (12.8)

 Missing

7 (2.2)

ECOG WHO score

 Fully active

180 (57.3)

 Restricted

106 (33.8)

 Unable to work/only self-care activities/bedridden

26 (8.3)

 Missing

2 (0.6)

Setting first consultation

 Primary care

151 (48.1)

 Hospital

138 (43.9)

 Other

15 (4.8)

 Missing

10 (3.2)

Symptoms

 No symptoms or discomfort

47 (15.0)

 One or more symptoms

267 (85.0)

 Missing

0 (0.0)

Charlson index

 1–3

284 (90.5)

 4

9 (2.9)

 ≥ 5

21 (6.6)

Start of first symptoms including patients with discomfort before first consult

 Up to 1 month

52 (16.6)

 Between 1 month and 1 year

190 (60.5)

 More than 1 year

53 (16.9)

 Missing

19 (6.0)

Primary tumour clinical stage (T)

 Tx

9 (2.9)

 Ta

91 (29.0)

 Tis

8 (2.6)

 T1

144 (45.9)

 T2a–b

50 (15.9)

 T3a–b

7 (2.3)

 T4a–b

4 (1.3)

 Missing

1 (0.1)

Node stage (N)

 Nx

88 (28.0)

 No

213 (67.9)

 N1

6 (2.0)

 N2

6 (2.0)

 N3

1 (0.1)

 Missing

0 (0.0)

Metastasis stage (M) (%)

 Mx

0 (0.0)

 M0

303 (96.5)

 M1

11 (3.5)

 Missing

0 (0.0)

Median interval time between first consultation and diagnosis in days ± IQR (range)

104.0 ± 112.0 (from 0 to 986)

 Missing

7 (2.3)

Median interval time between diagnosis and first treatment ± IQR (range)

0.0 ± 0.0 (from 0 to 366)

 Missing

0 (0.0)

Median interval time between first consultation and first treatment ± IQR (range)

109.0 ± 120.7 (from 0 to 986)

 Missing

6 (1.9)