From: Translation and validation of the EORTC brain cancer module (EORTC QLQ-BN20) for use in Iran
 | Total |
---|---|
Age (years) >Mean (SD) | 42.5 (16.1) |
Sex | Â |
Male | 103 (53.0%) |
Female | 91 (47.0%) |
Educational status | Â |
Illiterate | 35 (18.0%) |
Primary school | 33 (17.0%) |
Middle school | 36 (18.6%) |
Secondary school | 48 (24.8%) |
College | 42 (21.6%) |
Marital status | Â |
Single | 43 (22.2%) |
Married | 128 (65.9%) |
Widowed/divorced | 23 (11.9%) |
KPS | Â |
≤80 | 102 (52.5%) |
>80 | 92 (47.5%) |
MMSE | Â |
Mean (SD) | 23.89(5.3) |
Median | 26.00 |
Range | 8-30 |
Type of surgery | Â |
Biopsy only | 40 (20.6%) |
Partial resection | 96 (49.5%) |
Total resection | 58 (29.9%) |
Type of adjuvant therapy | Â |
CT | 75(38.7%) |
RT | 62 (32%) |
CT + RT | 57 (29.3%) |
Tumor type | Â |
Astrocytoma | 72(37.1%) |
Atypical Meningioma* | 46(23.7%) |
Oligodendroglioma | 53(27.3%) |
Others | 23(11.9%) |