Table 1.
Clinical characteristics.
| Characteristic | Value (N = 392) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Female | 268 (68.4%) |
| Male | 124 (31.6%) |
| Age (y) | 55 (47-63)* |
| Preoperative KPS | |
| >70 | 345 (88.0%) |
| ≤70 | 47 (12.0%) |
| Tumor location | |
| Convexity | 167 (42.6%) |
| Skull base | 122 (31.1%) |
| Parasagittal sinus | 51 (13.0%) |
| Other | 52 (13.3%) |
| Tumor size (mm) | |
| >42 | 140 (35.7%) |
| ≤42 | 252 (64.3%) |
| Simpson's removal grade | |
| I | 137 (34.9%) |
| II-IV | 255 (65.1%) |
| Pathological grade | |
| I | 362 (92.4%) |
| II | 26 (6.6%) |
| III | 4 (1.0%) |
| Recurrent | |
| Yes | 26 (6.6%) |
| No | 366 (93.4%) |
*
The values in the table are the number of patients, except for age, age in the table presented as the median (IQR). IQR, interquartile range; KPS, Karnofsky performance scale.