World J Oncol

World Journal of Oncology, ISSN 1920-4531 print, 1920-454X online, Open Access

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Original Article

Volume 13, Number 6, December 2022, pages 365-369

Association Between Interleukin-6 Levels and Lymph Node Metastasis in Bladder Cancer Patients

Tables

**Table 1.** Patient Characteristics
	N
SD: standard deviation; IL-6: interleukin-6; LNM: lymph node metastasis.
Gender
Male	27 (84%)
Female	5 (16%)
Age (mean ± SD)	57.44 ± 13.66
Lymph node metastasis (LNM)
LNM (+)	15 (47%)
LNM (-)	17 (53%)
IL-6 (mean ± SD)
LNM (+)	49.76 ± 41.92
LNM (-)	18.53 ± 28.67

**Table 2.** IL-6 Level and Lymph Node Metastasis (LNM)
IL-6	LNM		Total	P value^a
IL-6	LNM (-)	LNM (+)	Total	P value^a
^aFisher exact test results. *Statistically significant. IL-6: interleukin-6.
Low	7	1	8	0.041*
High	10	14	24
Total	17	15	32

**Table 3.** Association Between IL-6 Level and Lymph Node Metastasis (LNM)
	Mean ± SD		P value^a
	LNM (-)	LNM (+)	P value^a
^aMann-Whitney U test. *Statistically significant. SD: standard deviation; IL-6: interleukin-6.
IL-6	18.53 ± 28.67	49.76 ± 41.92	0.003*