Table 3.

Factors associated with functional status determined by using KPS among patients with primary brain tumour

S#	Variables	PR and 95% CI	P value (z)	P value (F)
1	Current employment status
	Able to work *	1	–
	Unable to work	2.56 (0.95–6.92)	0.063
	Unpaid (student/retired/housewives)	2.66 (1.07–6.66)	0.034
2	Treatment stage
	Underwent surgery only	7.17 (2.88–17.89)	<0.001	<0.001
	Referral given to oncology after surgery	1.91 (0.55–6.64)	0.306
	Oncology treatment started/continued	1.86 (0.59–5.79)	0.282
	Treatment completed/follow-ups *	1	–
3	Tumour recurrence
	Yes	1.97 (0.89–4.35)	0.09
	No*	1	–

*Reference category which was kept as reference in analysis.

KPS, Karnofsky Performance Scores; PR, prevalence ratio.