Table 1.
Demographic and treatment characteristics
| Children (n = 490, 9.7%) |
Young adults (n = 2251, 44.7%) |
Adults (n = 1849, 36.7%) |
Elderly (n = 447, 8.9%) |
Total (n = 5037) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||||||||||
| Male | 264 | 54% | 1257 | 56% | 1057 | 57% | 228 | 51% | 2806 | 56% |
| Female | 226 | 46% | 994 | 44% | 792 | 43% | 219 | 49% | 2231 | 44% |
| Total | 490 | 100% | 2251 | 100% | 1849 | 100% | 447 | 100% | 5037 | 100% |
| Year of Diagnosis | ||||||||||
| 1973–1985 | 76 | 16% | 157 | 7% | 29 | 2% | 0 | 0% | 262 | 5% |
| 1986–1996 | 188 | 38% | 654 | 29% | 360 | 19% | 23 | 5% | 1225 | 24% |
| 1997–2006 | 226 | 46% | 1440 | 64% | 1460 | 79% | 424 | 95% | 3550 | 70% |
| Histology | ||||||||||
| Astrocytoma | 326 | 67% | 855 | 38% | 661 | 36% | 268 | 60% | 2110 | 42% |
| Oligodendroglioma | 124 | 25% | 946 | 42% | 848 | 46% | 110 | 25% | 2028 | 40% |
| Mixed | 40 | 8% | 450 | 20% | 340 | 18% | 69 | 15% | 899 | 18% |
| Radiation | ||||||||||
| None | 354 | 72% | 1145 | 51% | 790 | 43% | 211 | 47% | 2500 | 50% |
| Radiation | 128 | 26% | 1012 | 45% | 984 | 54% | 219 | 49% | 2343 | 47% |
| Unknown | 7 | 1% | 74 | 3% | 62 | 3% | 16 | 4% | 159 | 3% |
| Surgery | ||||||||||
| No Surgery | 80 | 16% | 372 | 17% | 410 | 22% | 199 | 45% | 1061 | 21% |
| Surgery Performed | 404 | 82% | 1861 | 83% | 1426 | 77% | 244 | 55% | 3935 | 78% |
| Unknown | 6 | 1% | 18 | 1% | 13 | 1% | 4 | <1% | 41 | 1% |
| Total | 490 | 100% | 2251 | 100% | 1849 | 100% | 447 | 100% | 5037 | 100% |