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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2018 Jan 19;65(6):e26976. doi: 10.1002/pbc.26976

Table 1.

Sample Characteristics of Participants

Variables n (%) or M ± SD
 Survivor age in years 11.0 ± 2.7
 Survivor Gender
  Male 17 (48.6)
  Female 18 (51.4)
 Survivor Race
  Caucasian 30 (85.7)
  African-American 4 (11.4)
  Other 1 (2.9)

Tumor-related characteristics
 Tumor types
  Astrocytoma 10 (28.6)
  Low grade glioma 8 (22.9)
  Ependymoma 4 (11.4)
  Ganglioglioma 4 (11.4)
  Other* 9 (25.7)
 WHO grade
  I 17 (48.6)
  II 9 (25.7)
  III 4 (11.4)
  IV 3 (8.6)
  N/A (germinoma) 2 (5.7)
 Tumor location
  Infratentorial 13 (37.1)
  Supratentorial 22 (62.9)
 Treatment
  Surgical resection only 13 (37.1)
  Chemotherapy only 3 (8.6)
  Radiation therapy only 1 (2.9)
  Surgery and chemotherapy 3 (8.6)
  Surgery and radiation therapy 10 (28.6)
  Surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy 5 (14.3)
 Years since diagnosis 1.4 ± 1.9
 Months since completion of treatment 2.6 ± 1.3

 Mother age in years 42.2 ± 5.7
 Mother Educationa
  High school degree or less 10 (30.3)
  Some college/vocational school 6 (18.2)
  Graduated from 4 year college or higher 17 (51.5)
 Total Household Incomeb
  < $34,000 7 (22.6)
  $34,000 – $100,000 11 (35.5)
  >$100,000 13 (41.9)
 Relationship status
  In partnered relationship 27 (77.1)
  Not in partnered relationship 8 (22.9)

Note.

a

N = 33,

b

N = 31

*

Other tumor types include: medulloblastoma (n=3), germinoma (n=2), craniopharyngioma (n=1), germ cell tumor (n=1), meningioma (n=1), and neurocytoma (n=1).