Table 2.

Demographic and Clinical Predictors of CVLT-C and VAL (N = 71)

Variable	Subgroup	N	Baseline Intercept			Change per month			Estimated 5 year score
				SE	p-value	Slope	SE	p-value	Score	SE	p-value
California Verbal Learning Test — Children’s Version (CVLT-C)
Age at CRT	≥ 5 years	34	45.56	2.00	ns	.154	.051	<.01	54.79	2.38	.01
	< 5 years	37	43.50	2.46	ns	.025	.075	ns	44.97	3.06	ns
Diagnosis to CRT	≥ 2 months	33	43.12	2.28	ns	.067	.064	ns	47.13	2.85	ns
	< 2 months	38	44.77	2.05	ns	.148	.058	.01	53.65	2.65	ns
Gender	Female	35	44.83	2.25	ns	.116	.065	ns	51.82	2.87	ns
	Male	36	43.26	2.08	ns	.100	.060	ns	49.25	2.82	ns
Tumor Location	Infratentorial	52	45.50	1.76	ns	.067	.050	ns	49.53	2.33	ns
	Supratentorial	19	40.74	2.73	ns	.203	.080	.01	52.92	3.88	ns
Number of Surgeries	1	44	46.41	1.81	.04	.071	.053	ns	50.68	2.51	ns
	≥ 2	27	40.35	2.36	ns	.159	.069	.02	49.86	3.31	ns
Hydrocephalus	No	23	41.64	2.60	ns	.178	.075	.02	52.34	3.49	ns
	Yes	48	45.31	1.88	ns	.072	.054	ns	49.65	2.47	ns
Shunt	No	49	44.88	1.79	ns	.124	.052	.01	52.31	2.41	ns
	Yes	22	42.03	2.83	ns	.083	.079	ns	47.02	3.51	ns
Pre CRT Chemotherapy	No	56	44.99	1.66	ns	.093	.048	.05	50.60	2.24	ns
	Yes	15	40.12	3.49	ns	.180	.109	ns	50.93	4.88	ns
Visual Auditory Learning (VAL)
Age at CRT	≥ 5 years	34	97.93	3.29	ns	.178	.065	<.01	108.58	3.32	ns
	< 5 years	37	89.18	3.77	ns	.176	.099	ns	99.74	4.22	ns
Diagnosis to CRT	≥ 2 months	33	88.58	3.62	ns	.190	.081	.02	99.95	3.81	ns
	< 2 months	38	97.49	3.29	ns	.175	.074	.02	108.00	3.55	ns
Gender	Female	35	92.27	3.60	ns	.149	.080	ns	101.20	3.74	ns
	Male	36	94.61	3.42	ns	.208	.073	<.01	107.10	3.66	ns
Tumor Location	Infratentorial	52	94.94	2.91	ns	.160	.064	.01	104.52	3.09	ns
	Supratentorial	19	89.56	4.64	ns	.223	.103	.03	102.93	5.14	ns
Number of Surgeries	1	44	97.86	3.02	.02	.147	.068	.03	106.68	3.26	ns
	≥ 2	27	86.21	3.91	ns	.226	.089	.01	99.79	4.27	ns
Hydrocephalus	No	23	97.08	4.28	ns	.208	.094	.02	109.59	4.51	ns
	Yes	48	91.54	3.04	ns	.169	.068	.01	101.67	3.20	ns
Shunt	No	49	97.47	2.80	.01	.148	.063	.02	106.37	3.13	ns
	Yes	22	84.46	4.32	ns	.244	.095	.01	99.13	4.54	ns
Pre CRT Chemotherapy	No	56	94.04	2.78	ns	.212	.058	<.01	106.75	2.76	.05
	Yes	15	91.40	5.64	ns	.037	.134	ns	93.62	6.01	ns

CRT = conformal radiation therapy; ns = not significant