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Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics (N=307)

From: Validation of the Korean version of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer brain cancer module (EORTC QLQ-BN20) in patients with brain tumors

Variable

Mean (SD, range) or N (%)

Age (years)

47.95 (13.64, 18–81)

Gender

 

   Female

175 (57.0)

   Male

132 (43.0)

Education

 

   Middle school or less

77 (25.1)

   High school

104 (33.9)

   College

105 (34.2)

   Graduate school

10 (3.3)

   Nonresponse

11 (3.5)

Marital status

 

   Married

221 (72.0)

   Single

53 (17.3)

   Widowed/divorced

27 (8.8)

   Nonresponse

6 (1.9)

KPS

 

   ≤70

35 (11.4)

   >70

272 (88.6)

Treatment modality

 

   Surgery only

177 (57.7)

   Surgery plus CTx or RTx or both

130 (42.3)

Tumor type

 

   Glioma

122 (39.7)

   Meningioma

107 (34.9)

   Others

78 (25.4)

  1. KPS Karnofsky performance scale, CTx chemotherapy, RTx radiation therapy.