Table 1.
Patient characteristics.
| Total Cohort n = 260 |
Preoperative Quest. n = 200 |
Postoperative Quest. n = 88 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 112 Male/ 148 Female |
Male n = 91 |
Female n = 109 |
Male n = 37 |
Female n = 51 |
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| Age | 52.60 +/− 12.7 | 53.0 +/− 12.4 | 50.59 +/− 11.7 | 50.43 +/− 11.6 | |||
| Koos 1 2 3 4 |
43 (16.5%) 76 (29.2%) 81 (31.2%) 60 (23.1%) |
16 (17.6%) 36 (39.6%) 26 (28.6%) 13 (14.3%) |
26 (23.9%) 31 (28.4%) 33 (30.3%) 19 (17.4%) |
H = 0.02 p = 0.892 |
1 (2.7%) 5 (13.5%) 16 (43.2%) 15 (40.5%) |
1 (2.0%) 9 (17.6%) 20 (39.2%) 21 (41.2%) |
H = 0.01 p = 0.913 |
| Side Left/ Right |
137 (52.7%) 123 (47.3%) |
56 (61.5%) 35 (38.5%) |
55 (50.5%) 54 (49.5%) |
X2 = 2.47 p = 0.116 |
18 (48.6%) 19 (51.4%) |
21 (41.2%) 30 (58.8%) |
X2 = 0.49 p = 0.486 |
| Operation Yes No |
165 (63.5%) 95 (36.5%) |
45 (49.5%) 46 (50.5%) |
50 (45.9%) 59 (54.1%) |
X2 = 0.04 p = 0.847 |
37 (100%) 0 |
51 (100%) 0 |
X2 = 0 p = 1 |
| TSD/TSS | 1.23 +/− 2.3 y | 1.16 +/− 2.2 y | H = 0.25 p = 0.615 |
1.48 +/− 2.1 y | 2.37 +/− 3.1 | H = 0.14 p = 0.137 |
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| HB I II III IV V |
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89 (97.8%) 2 (2.2%) 0 0 0 |
104 (95.4%) 5 (4.6%) 0 0 0 |
H = 83 p = 0.361 |
20 (54.1%) 7 (18.9%) 5 (13.5%) 4 (10.8%) 1 (2.7%) |
28 (54.9%) 11 (21.6%) 5 (9.8%) 3 (5.9%) 4 (7.8%) |
H = 0.01 p = 0.930 |
| EOR GTR STR PR |
64 (72.7%) 19 (21.6%) 5 (5.7%) |
- - - |
- - - |
25 (67.6%) 8 (21.6%) 4 (10.8%) |
39 (76.5%) 11 (21.6%) 1 (2.0%) |
X2 = 3.19 p = 0.203 |
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| SF-36 physical function role physical bodily pain general health vitality social function role emotional mental health |
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89.78 ± 17.7 75.27 ± 36.6 76.45 ± 27.8 63.87 ± 17.5 58.52 ± 19.9 77.20 ± 25.2 73.35 ± 40.1 69.71 ± 19.3 |
81.06 +/− 24.2 64.45 +/− 42.3 66.58 +/− 30.8 59.73 +/− 17.6 52.16 +/− 20.5 70.64 +/− 25.8 65.14 +/− 41.7 64.62 +/− 17.9 |
p = 0.001 * p = 0.067 p = 0.023 * p = 0.097 p = 0.032 * p = 0.053 p = 0.089 p = 0.043 * |
86.89 +/− 16.6 72.16 +/− 33.6 80.46 +/− 27.0 66.08 +/− 19.6 59.65 +/− 16.7 78.11 +/− 21.9 84.01 +/− 29.9 75.89 +/− 18.7 |
78.76 +/− 21.7 60.00 +/− 41.2 71.57 +/− 30.2 65.24 +/− 19.2 55.53 +/− 24.0 73.97 +/− 26.7 70.59 +/− 43.5 69.65 +/− 20.5 |
p = 0.079 p = 0.256 p = 0.132 p = 0.879 p = 0.425 p = 0.579 p = 0.251 p = 0.129 |
| PANQOL anxiety facial general health balance hearing energy pain Total |
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70.54 ± 22.9 90.57 ± 14.2 56.32 ± 19.0 76.69 ± 22.0 63.46 ± 22.5 71.98 ± 21.5 70.05 ± 28.9 71.37 ± 15.6 |
59.98 +/− 22.1 87.92 +/− 14.3 54.0 +/− 15.3 67.05 +/− 25.7 66.17 +/− 21.0 63.80 +/− 24.2 63.07 +/− 30.2 66.10 +/− 14.6 |
p = 0.001 * p = 0.129 p = 0.267 p = 0.008 * p = 0.332 p = 0.015 * p = 0.086 p = 0.006 * |
78.55 +/− 22.8 81.67 +/− 20.6 61.49 +/− 19.6 73.76 +/− 22.2 63.34 +/− 18.0 72.07 +/− 20.5 81.76 +/− 24.0 73.21 +/− 14.3 |
70.21 +/− 19.4 69.73 +/− 25.9 66.10 +/− 19.2 62.91 +/− 21.7 58.99 +/− 24.9 64.99 +/− 25.6 62.42 +/− 33.4 64.29 +/− 17.8 |
p = 0.027 * p = 0.027 * p = 0.420 p = 0.008 * p = 0.468 p = 0.242 p = 0.006 * p = 0.016 * |
| DHI | 9.65 ± 16.3 | 18.26 +/− 20.8 | p = 0.001 * | 12.92 +/− 16.7 | 24.39 +/− 22.7 | p = 0.011 * | |
| THI | 19.41 ± 21.1 | 21.71 +/− 21.5 | p = 0.431 | 15.51 +/− 18.1 | 20.20 +/− 22.3 | p = 0.432 | |
| HHI | 20.59 ± 20.9 | 19.43 +/− 22.2 | p = 0.473 | 29.68 +/−19.8 | 27.65 +/−23.1 | p = 0.475 | |
| FDI physical function social function |
98.74 ± 10.5 97.89 ± 12.1 |
99.27 +/− 3.3 97.87 +/− 8.1 |
p = 0.319 p = 0.402 |
88.24 +/−16.5 88.22 +/−16.3 |
84.31 +/− 19.6 84.47 +/− 20.4 |
p = 0.382 p = 0.491 |
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* p-values indicate significance comparing male and female by a Chi-square (X2) or Kruskal–Wallis test (H). FDI: Facial Disability Index; DHI: Dizziness Handicap Inventory; HB: House-Brackmann scale; HHI: Hearing Handicap Inventory; EOR: extent of resection; GTR: gross total resection; PANQOL: Penn Acoustic Neuroma Quality-of-Life Scale; PR: partial resection; SF-36: general Short-Form Health Survey; STR: subtotal resection; THI: Tinnitus Handicap Inventory; TSD: time since diagnosis; TSS: time since surgery; FDI: Facial Disability Index.