Table 1.
Patient characteristics of soft and hard meningiomas
| Soft | Hard | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| N | 30 | 17 | |
| Sex (% female) | 23 (76.7) | 11 (64.7) | 0.378a |
| Age (years) | 57 (25–79) | 52 (38–71) | 0.088a |
| Histopathological Grade (% high grade) | 5 (16.7) | 3 (17.6) | 1a |
| Histopathological Subtype | 0.424b | ||
| Meningothelial | 7 (23.3) | 4 (23.5) | |
| Fibroblastic | 6 (20.0) | 7 (41.2) | |
| Transitional | 8 (26.7) | 3 (17.6) | |
| Atypical | 5 (16.7) | 3 (17.6) | |
| Other subtypes | 4 (13.3) | 0 (0) |
Values are given as the mean (range) or n (%)
aComparisons were performed by the Mann‒Whitney U test
bComparisons were performed by χ2 test