Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics (N = 158)
| Variables n (%) / Mean ± SD | Variables n (%) / Mean ± SD | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic data | Clinical characteristics | ||
| Age (years) | Histological type | ||
| Mean ± SD | 53.5 ± 14.26 | Glioma | 36 (22.8) |
| 19–29 | 10 (6.3) | Meningioma | 64 (40.5) |
| 30–39 | 14 (8.9) | Schwannoma | 16 (10.1) |
| 40–49 | 34 (21.5) | Metastasis | 31 (19.6) |
| 50–59 | 41 (25.9) | Other | 11 (7.0) |
| 60–69 | 38 (24.1) | WHO grade | |
| 70–80 | 21 (13.3) | I | 79 (50.0) |
| Sex | II | 15 (9.5) | |
| Male | 71 (44.9) | III | 12 (7.6) |
| Female | 87 (55.1) | IV | 52 (32.9) |
| Smoking status | Hemispheric location (mainly) | ||
| Smoker | 10 (6.3) | Right | 79 (50.0) |
| Non-smoker | 148 (93.7) | Left | 71 (44.9) |
| Alcohol consumption | Bilateral or Midline | 8 (5.1) | |
| Drinker | 31 (19.6) | Location (mainly) | |
| Non-drinker | 127 (80.4) | Supratentorial | 120 (75.9) |
| Psychological challenges | Infratentorial | 38 (24.1) | |
| w/ a history of psychological problem | 9 (5.7) | Preexisting craniotomy | 20 (12.7) |
| w/o a history of psychological problem | 149 (94.3) | Surgical complications | 30 (19.0) |
| Occupation | Postoperative seizure | 8 (5.1) | |
| Employed | 78 (49.4) | Adjuvant treatment | |
| Homemaker | 42 (26.6) | Radiation therapy | 35 (22.2) |
| Student | 4 (2.5) | Chemotherapy | 47 (29.8) |
| Not employed | 34 (21.5) | Gamma knife radiosurgery | 28 (17.7) |
| Marital status | Ventriculoperitoneal shunt | 3 (1.9) | |
| Married | 128 (81.0) | Wound revision | 1 (0.6) |
| Not married | 27 (17.1) | None | 88 (55.7) |
| Unknown | 3 (1.9) | Postoperative steroid use | 8 (5.1) |
| Religion | Postoperative AED use | 60 (38.0) | |
| Religious | 49 (31.0) | Hospital revisit | 52 (32.9) |
| Non-religious | 83 (52.5) | Postoperative hospital stay (days) | 7.5 ± 3.21 |
| Unknown | 26 (16.5) | Postoperative ICU stay (days) | 1.2 ± 0.99 |
AED antiepileptic drug, ICU intensive care unit, WHO World Health Organization
*Surgical complications: facial palsy, hearing impairment, swallowing difficulty, and motor weakness