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. 2018 Jul 9;6(3):209–217. doi: 10.1093/nop/npy022

Table 1.

Descriptive Statistics on Variables of Interest

Covariate Levels N (%)
Age (N, mean ± SD, median (min, max) 148, 42.2 ± 10.4, 42.5 (20, 72)
Gender Male 78 (52.7%)
Female 70 (47.3%)
Tumor Location Frontal 88 (59.5%)
Insula 7 (4.7%)
Temporal 32 (21.6%)
Parietal/Occipital 21 (14.2%)
Surgery Type Partial 96 (64.9%)
Gross-total 52 (35.1%)
Histology Astrocytoma 85 (59%)
Oligodendroglioma 48 (33.3%)
Oligoastrocytoma 11 (77.7%)
No. of AEDs preop (N, mean ± SD, median (min, max) 148, 0.9 ± 0.6, 1 (0, 3)
0 31 (21.0%)
1 102 (68.9%)
>2 15 (10.2%)
No. of AEDs Postop (N, mean ± SD, median (min, max) 148, 1.1 ± 0.7, 1 (0, 3)
0 22 (14.9%)
1 91 (61.5%)
>2 35 (23.6%)
Seizure Frequency 6 Months Preop None 32 (21.6%)
Single 54 (36.5%)
Few 23 (15.5%)
Several 39 (26.4%)
Seizure Frequency 6 Months Postop None 98 (66.2%)
Single 14 (9.5%)
Few 19 (12.8%)
Several 17 (11.5%)
Seizure Frequency Change from 6 Months Prior To/After Surgery None/Single → None/Single 69 (46.6%)
None/Single → Few/Several 17 (11.5%)
Few/Several → None/Single 43 (29.1%)
Few/Several → Few/Several 19 (12.8%)

Abbreviations: AEDs, antiepileptic drugs; min, minimum; max, maximum; Postop, postoperatively; preop, preoperatively; SD, standard deviation.