Table 1.
IQR, interquartile range; mRS, modified Rankin Scale. Percentage in parentheses represents the proportion of cases for each group. *Statistically significant at p < 0.05.
| Early elderly | Late elderly | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients | 70 | 29 | |
| Mean age, years | 69.3 ± 3.1 | 77.9 ± 2.5 | |
| Sex, men/women, cases | 46/24 | 13/16 | 0.089 |
| Tumor size | |||
| Mean maximum diameter, mm | 25.96 ± 7.53 | 26.06 ± 4.53 | 0.935 |
| Mean volume, cm3 | 5.68 ± 4.22 | 5.69 ± 2.17 | 0.990 |
| Median Knosp grade (IQR) | 2 (1–3) | 2 (2–3) | 0.257 |
| Tumor resection technique, cases | 0.227 | ||
| Intracapsular/extracapsular | 30/40 | 12/17 | |
| Tumor resectability, cases | 1.000 | ||
| Total resection | 62 (88.6%) | 26 (89.7%) | |
| Near-total resection | 3 (4.3%) | 1 (3.4%) | |
| Subtotal resection | 5 (7.1%) | 2 (6.9%) | |
| Median hospital stay, days (IQR) | 14 (13–15) | 14 (13–15) | 0.913 |
| Median mRS score at discharge (IQR) | 0 (0–1) | 0 (0–1) | 0.465 |