Table 2 Demographic and general characteristics of brain tumors
All tumors [102] | Low grade [38] | High grade [64] | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age [mean ± SD] | 41.7 ± 19.4 [18–83] | 33.7 ± 16.1 [11–75] | 45.3 ± 19.5 [10–83] | 0.003* |
Sex | 0.471 | |||
Male | 61 [59.8%] | 21 [55.3%] | 40 [62.5%] | |
Female | 41 [40.2%] | 17 [44.7%] | 24 [37.5%] | |
Location | 0.064 | |||
Lobar | 71 [69.6%] | 22 [57.9%] | 49 [76.6%] | |
BS | 12 [11.8%] | 4 [10.5%] | 8 [12.5%] | |
BG | 9 [8.8%] | 4 [10.5%] | 5 [7.8%] | |
Thalamus | 2 [2%] | 1 [2.6%] | 1 [1.6%] | |
Hypothalamus | 2 [2%] | 2 [5.3%] | 0 | |
Cerebellum | 6 [5.9%] | 5 [13.2%] | 1 [1.6%] | |
Multiplicity | 0.153 | |||
Single | 81 [79.4%] | 33 [86.8%] | 48 [75%] | |
Multiple | 21 [20.6%] | 5 [13.2%] | 16 [25%] |