Table 2.
The baseline characteristics of the enrolled patients.
| The FORTITUDE group |
The control group |
Statistics | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 141) | (n = 150) | |||
| Age [years, median (IQR)] | 53.00 (46.50–59.50) | 55.00 (49.00–60.00) | Z = −1.448 | 0.147 |
| Gender [n (%)] | χ2 = 1.478 | 0.224 | ||
| Male | 54 (38.3) | 68 (45.3) | ||
| Female | 87 (61.7) | 82 (54.7) | ||
| BMI [kg/m2, median (IQR)] | 23.14 (20.74–25.59) | 23.53 (21.32–25.39) | Z = −0.678 | 0.498 |
| With past disease history [n (%)] | 94 (66.7) | 87 (58.0) | χ2 = 2.322 | 0.128 |
| Smoking status [n (%)] | χ2 = 1.727 | 0.189 | ||
| Current smoker | 20 (14.2) | 30 (20.0) | ||
| Never smoked or former smoker | 121 (85.8) | 120 (80.0) | ||
| Drinking status [n (%)] | χ2 = 2.337 | 0.126 | ||
| Current drink | 11 (7.8) | 20 (13.3) | ||
| Never or former drink | 130 (92.2) | 130 (86.7) | ||
| Education [n (%)] | χ2 = 3.753 | 0.153 | ||
| Illiteracy or elementary school | 62 (44.0) | 59 (39.3) | ||
| Middle or high school | 61 (43.3) | 59 (39.3) | ||
| University | 18 (12.8) | 32 (21.3) | ||
| Tumor type [n (%)] | χ2 = 4.623 | 0.206 | ||
| Meningioma | 56 (39.7) | 57 (38.0) | ||
| Glioma | 45 (31.9) | 52 (34.7) | ||
| Acoustic neurinoma | 32 (22.7) | 24 (16.0) | ||
| Others | 8 (5.7) | 17 (11.3) | ||
| Surgical sites [n (%)] | χ2 = 5.629 | 0.133 | ||
| Parietal | 49 (34.8) | 47 (31.3) | ||
| Temporal | 45 (31.9) | 50 (33.3) | ||
| Occipital | 15 (10.6) | 29 (19.3) | ||
| Cerebellopontine angle | 32 (22.7) | 24 (16.0) | ||
| Frailty before admission [n (%)] | χ2 = 0.728 | 0.394 | ||
| Yes | 45 (31.9) | 55 (36.7) | ||
| No | 96 (68.1) | 95 (63.3) | ||
| Bedridden [n (%)] | χ2 = 2.245 | 0.134 | ||
| Yes | 23 (16.3) | 35 (23.3) | ||
| No | 118 (83.7) | 115 (76.7) | ||
| Live alone [n (%)] | χ2 = 0.466 | 0.495 | ||
| Yes | 2 (1.4) | 5 (3.3) | ||
| No | 139 (98.6) | 145 (96.7) |
BMI, body Mass Index; FORTITUDE, Frailty Originated Rehabilitation Towards Intracranial Tumor Using Distinct Evidence; IQR, interquartile Range.