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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of study patients with glioma

From: DKK3 expression is associated with immunosuppression and poor prognosis in glioblastoma, in contrast to lower-grade gliomas

Characteristics

Grade II or III glioma

GBM

Total

p

Number, (%)

515 (49.5)

525 (50.5)

1040

 

Sex, female, n (%)

230 (44.7)

205 (39.0)

435 (41.8)

0.067

Age at diagnosis of glioma, mean ± SD, y

42.9 ± 13.4

57.7 ± 14.6

50.4 ± 15.8

< 0.001

Time between glioma diagnosis and death (months), mean ± SD

31.7 ± 31.5

17.0 ± 18.0

24.3 ± 26.6

< 0.001

Time between glioma diagnosis and disease progression (months), mean ± SD

25.8 ± 25.7

10.2 ± 13.0

17.9 ± 21.7

< 0.001

WHO-grade glioma, n (%)

   

N/A

 Grade II

250 (48.5)

N/A

250 (24.0)

 

 Grade III

265 (51.5)

265 (25.5)

 

 Grade IV

N/A

525 (100)

525 (50.5)

 

Glioma histological type, n (%)

   

N/A

 Astrocytoma

194 (37.7)

N/A

194 (18.7)

 

 Oligodendroglioma

191 (37.1)

191 (18.4)

 

 Oligoastrocytoma

130 (25.2)

130 (12.5)

 

 Glioblastoma

N/A

525 (100)

525 (50.5)

 

IDH1 mutation, n (%)

   

< 0.001

 Yes

91 (17.7)

14 (2.7)

105 (10.1)

 

 No

34 (6.6)

230 (43.8)

264 (25.4)

 

 Missing data

390 (75.7)

281 (53.5)

671 (64.5)

 

Karnofsky Performance Scale Index, median (IQR)

80.0 (80.0–90.0)

80.0 (70.0–80.0)

80.0 (80.0–90.0)

< 0.001

 Missing data, n (%)

52 (10.1)

133 (25.3)

185 (17.8)

 

Radiation treatment, n (%)

   

< 0.001

 Yes

296 (57.5)

435 (82.9)

731 (70.3)

 

 No

185 (35.9)

70 (13.3)

255 (24.5)

 

 Missing data

34 (6.6)

20 (3.8)

54 (5.2)

 
  1. GBM, glioblastoma multiforme; SD, standard deviation; WHO, World Health Organization; IDH1, isocitrate dehydrogenase; IQR, interquartile range