Table 2 Demographic and technical characteristics of the tumor-free control subjects with urolithiasis
| Â | Â | Discovery cohort (RNA-seq) | Validation cohort (qPCR) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Parameter | Category | Number [n] | Percentage [%] | Number [n] | Percentage [%] |
gender | male | 15 | 94 | 20 | 83 |
| Â | female | 1 | 6 | 4 | 17 |
age (years) | median (range) | 63 (43–77) | 62 (43–77) | ||
obesity (BMI ≥ 30) | yes | 3 | 19 | 4 | 17 |
no | 13 | 81 | 20 | 83 | |
hypertension | yes | 10 | 63 | 14 | 58 |
no | 6 | 38 | 10 | 42 | |
urine volume (ml) | median (range) | 58.5 (30–100) | 58.5 (30–100) | ||
RNA yield (ng) | median (range) | 27 (14-1309) | 44 (14-3234) | ||