Table 1 Table legend: demographic characteristics of patients with lower grade and higher grade brain tumors at three measurement points (T1, T2, T3).

From: Comparable long term psychosocial burden in patients with lower grade versus higher grade brain tumors

Lower grade/higher grade brain tumor

 

T 1 (N = 43/23)

T 2 (N = 33/13)

T 3 (N = 14/5)

Age (SD)

53.7 (11.1)/51.2 (14.7)

54.2 (10.6)/48.2 (13.8)

53.2 (18.8)/46 (11.7)

 

Number (Percent)

Number (Percent)

Number (Percent)

Sex

Female

30 (69.8)/8 (34.8)

20 (60.6)/3 (23.1)

7 (50)/2 (60)

Male

13(30.2)/15 (65.2)

13 (39.4)/10 (76.9)

7 (50)/3 (40)

Family status

Living in partnership

32 (74.4)/19 (82.6)

26 (78.8)/10 (76.9)

11 (78.6)/4 (80)

Living alone

3 (7.0)/3 (13.0)

4 (12.1)/3 (23.1)

2 (14.3)/1 (20)

Other

8 (18.6)/1 (4.3)

3 (9.1)/0 (0)

1 (7.1)/0 (0)

Living situation

Alone

8 (18.6)/1 (4.3)

6 (18.2)/0 (0)

3 (21.4)/0 (0)

With partner, child(ren), parents

31 (72.1)/21 (91.3)

27 (81.8)/13 (100)

11 (78.6)/5 (100)

Alone with child(ren)

2 (4.7)/0 (0)

0 (0)/0 (0)

0 (0)/0 (0)

Other

2 (4.7)/1 (4.3)

0 (0)/(0)

0 (0)/0 (0)

Children

Yes

36 (83.7)/14 (60.9)

30 (90.9)/7 (53.8)

11 (78.6)/3 (60)

No

7 (16.3)/9 (39.1)

3 (9.1)/6 (46.2)

3 (21.4)/2 (40)

Education

< 10 year

9 (20.9)/12 (52.2)

7 (21.2)/6 (46.1)

3 (21.4)/0 (0)

≥ 10 years

21 (48.9)/18 (78.3)

18 (54.6)/3 (23.1)

6 (42.9)/2 (20)

University degree

11 (25.6)/3 (13)

7 (21.2)/3 (23.1)

4 (28.6)/2 (40)

Other

2 (4.7)/1 (4.3)

1 (3.0)/1 (7.7)

1 (7.1)/1 (20)