Table 2.
Clinical characteristics
| Clinical characteristics | Number (n = 26) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Females | 16 |
| Males | 10 |
| Race | |
| White | 13 |
| Black | 8 |
| Asian | 2 |
| Unknown | 3 |
| VHL | |
| Documented | 9 |
| Undocumented | 17 |
| Age (in years) | |
| Range | 10–69 |
| Mean | 44 |
| Median | 44 |
| Females (range 10–69 years) (mean) | 46 |
| Males (range 14–65 years) (mean) | 41 |
| VHL patients (range 10–53) (mean) (p = 0.008) | 32 |
| Undocumented VHL patients (range 32–69) (mean) | 51 |
| Symptoms | |
| Hearing changes (sensorineural loss) | 19 |
| Vertigo, dizziness or balance changes | 12 |
| Tinnitus | 10 |
| CNS symptoms | 8 |
| Pain | 6 |
| Asymptomatic | 0 |
| Duration of symptoms (in months) | |
| Range | 2–240 |
| Mean | 39 |
| Females (p = 0.087) | 22.9 |
| Males | 64.4 |
| VHL patients | 34.8 |
| Undocumented VHL patients (p = 0.626) | 26.7 |
| Laterality | |
| Left | 14 |
| Right | 11 |
| Bilateral | 1 |
| Size (cm) (pT) | |
| Range | 0.4–8.0 |
| Mean | 2.9 |
| Median | 2.9 |
| Females (p = 0.273) | 3.6 |
| Males | 2.6 |
| VHL patients (p = 0.126) | 2 |
| Undocumented VHL patients | 3.6 |