Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| Variables | Arm I
|
Arm II
|
P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | ||
| Age | |||||
| Mean (SD) | 47.4 (±9.7) | 48.3 (±8.4) | 0.096 | ||
| <50 years | 20 | 66.7 | 14 | 46.7 | |
| >50 years | 10 | 33.3 | 16 | 53.3 | |
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 24 | 80 | 10 | 33.3 | 0.005 |
| Female | 6 | 20 | 20 | 66.7 | |
| KPS | |||||
| 70% | 10 | 33.3 | 14 | 46.7 | 0.16 |
| 80% | 12 | 40 | 10 | 33.3 | 0.39 |
| 90% | 8 | 26.7 | 6 | 20 | 0.76 |
| Clinical presentation | |||||
| Headache | 30 | 100 | 30 | 100 | 1 |
| Vomiting | 16 | 53.3 | 16 | 53.3 | 1 |
| Blurring of vision | 12 | 40 | 16 | 53.3 | 0.12 |
| Seizure | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.7 | 0.52 |
| Motor disturbance | 12 | 40 | 22 | 73.3 | 0.007 |
| Sensory disturbance | 6 | 20 | 4 | 13.3 | 0.39 |
| Surgical procedure | |||||
| Biopsy | 12 | 40 | 10 | 33.3 | 0.39 |
| Subtotal resection | 18 | 60 | 20 | 66.6 | |
Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; KPS, Karnofsky Performance Status.