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Table 1 Patient and Controls baseline characteristics

From: Verbal fluency as a quick and simple tool to help in deciding when to refer patients with a possible brain tumour

 

Brain tumour patients N = 180 (%)

Controls N = 90

(%)

p value

Age in years, M (SD)

56.8 (13.5)

53.6 (19.5)

0.16

 16–59

93 (52)

53 (59)

0.028

 60–79

84 (46)

31 (34)

 

 ≥ 80

3 (2)

6 (7)

 

Gender (N, %)

 Male

86 (48)

31 (34)

0.037

 Female

94 (52)

59 (66)

Social deprivation index (N, %)

 1

28 (15.7)

11 (12.2)

0.8

 2

43 (24.2)

26 (28.9)

 3

32 (18.0)

15 (16.7)

 4

35 (19.7)

15 (16.7)

 5

40 (22.5)

23 (25.6)

Karnofsky Performance Status median (range)

90 (50–100)

N.A

N.A

Tumour histology, N (%)

N.A

N.A

 High grade glioma (WHO III-IV)

77 (42.8)

  

  Cerebral metastasis

28 (15.6)

  

  Meningioma

42 (23.3)

  

 Low grade glioma (WHO I-II)

14 (7.8)

  

  CNS Lymphoma

5 (2.8)

  

  Other

14 (7.8)

  

Tumour lobe, N (%)

N.A

N.A

 Frontal

68 (37.8)

  

 Temporal

34 (18.9)

  

 Parietal

18 (10)

  

 Occipital

13 (7.2)

  

 Cerebellar

16 (8.9)

  

 Multiple

15 (5.4)

  

 Other

16 (8.9)

  

Tumour laterality, N (%)

N.A

N.A

 Left

80 (44.4)

  

 Right

64 (35.6)

  

 Bilateral

22 (12.2)

  

 Midline

14 (7.8)

  

Maximum size T1 (axial), mean (mm) (SD)

41.1 (15.1)

N.A

N.A

Midline shift, N (%)

N.A

N.A

  < 5 mm

119 (66.1)

  

 5–10 mm

31 (17.2)

  

 > 10 mm

21 (11.7)

  

 Unknown

9 (5)