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Clinical and demographic characteristic of the patients (N=399)
| Variables | |
|---|---|
| Age (mean ± SD) | 8.2 ± 3.9 |
| Gender (%) | |
| Boy | 205 (51.4) |
| Girl | 194 (48.6) |
| Disease type (%) | |
| Leukemia | 125 (31.3) |
| Neuroblastoma | 99 (24.8) |
| Wilms tumor | 75 (18.8) |
| Lymphoma | 51 (12.8) |
| Sarcoma | 49 (12.3) |
| Age at the time of diagnosis (mean ± SD) | 4.2 ± 2.8 |
| Duration of treatment (mean ± SD) | 4±3 |
