Table 5. Variables influencing worry.

Clinical parameters	Child-reported scores		Parent-reported scores
	Mean (SD)	P	Mean (SD)	P
Age groups
2-4 years	-		55 (± 27.39)
5-7 years	85 (± 14.91)	-	42.71 (± 20.13)	-
8-12 years	68.13 (± 15.93)		57.84 (± 21.34)
13-18 years	72.54 (± 19.27)		66.17 (± 22.14)
Tumor location
Brain stem	71.67 (± 20.92)		48.61 (± 13.34)
Cerebellar	58.33 (± 11.78)	0.137	62.03 (± 25.03)	0.505
Vermian	74.71 (± 17.46)		58.59 (± 23.71)
Lansky score at discharge
≤70	66.02 (± 16.82)		43.62 (± 16.01)
>70	75.31 (± 17.71)	0.156	66.11 (± 22.31)	0.002
Chemotherapy
Yes	74 (± 16.55)		59.67 (± 24.73)
No	69.04 (± 20)	0.309	54.68 (± 18.99)	0.402
Recurrence
Yes	65.47 (± 16.26)		53.70 (± 32.30)
No	73.69 (± 17.97)	0.246	58.99 (± 20.45)	0.833
Duration post-adjuvant therapy
<12 months	70.51 (± 16.53)		52.5 (± 22.63)
>12 months	73.07 (± 18.60)	0.784	62.03 (± 22.57)	0.153
Shunt
Yes	73.17 (± 16.90)		55.55 (± 21.48)
No	67.85 (± 22.27)	0.389	69.79 (± 27.07)	0.146
Socioeconomic status
BPL	69.72 (± 16.74)		55.39 (± 22.37)
APL	80.55 (± 19.54)	0.105	64.74 (± 23.60)	0.213
Maternal education
No/Primary/Secondary	68.45 (± 16.25)	0.032	54.16 (± 21.30)	0.105
Degree	81.81 (± 18.57)		64.70 (± 24.57)

APL: above poverty line; BPL: below poverty line