Table 1.
Characteristics of 333 patients and tumors.
| Variable |
Asymptomatic group
(n = 250) |
Symptomatic group
(n = 83) |
p -value | OR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Univariate | Multivariate | ||||
| Sex (Male/Female) | 52/198 | 32/51 | 0.002 | 0.140 | 1.79 (0.83–3.86) |
| Age at volumetric analysis (yrs)* | 72 (23–90) | 63 (31–89) | <0.001 | 0.002 | – |
| Tumor location (Convexity/Parasagittal/Falx) | 138/58/54 | 35/25/23 | 0.115 | – | – |
| Tumor side (Right/Left) | 124/126 | 41/42 | 1 | – | – |
| Tumor area (Frontal/Middle/Occipital) | 80/125/45 | 20/49/14 | 0.324 | – | – |
| MRI T2WI (Hyper/Others)† | 162/87 | 65/18 | 0.029 | 0.154 | 1.82 (0.80–4.16) |
| Multiple lesions (Yes/No) | 22/228 | 4/79 | 0.345 | – | – |
| Peritumoral edema (Yes/No) | 60/190 | 69/14 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 5.94 (2.74–12.86) |
| Maximum tumor diameter (mm)* | 24 (5–78) | 52 (18–100) | <0.001 | – | – |
| Tumor volume (ml)* | 5.0 (0.1–148.0) | 45.7 (2.8–188.9) | <0.001 | <0.001 | – |
CI, confidence interval.
*
Median (range).
†
Too small to evaluate: n = 1.