Table 1 Overall characteristics of matched pediatric and adult cohort with grade III spinal Ependymoma.
Characteristics | Total (N = 2011) | Alive (N = 1504) | Mortality (N = 507) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 44.8 ± 20.6 | 42.4 ± 19.1 | 51.8 ± 23.1 | < 0.001 |
Sex | 0.019 | |||
Female | 953 (47%) | 736 (49%) | 217 (43%) | |
Male | 1058 (53%) | 768 (51%) | 290 (57%) | |
Race | 0.252 | |||
Black | 204 (10%) | 145 (10%) | 59 (12%) | |
Other | 129 (6%) | 102 (7%) | 27 (5%) | |
White | 1678 (83%) | 1257 (84%) | 421 (83%) | |
Distance from Hospital (miles) | 58 ± 164.7 | 61.2 ± 171.8 | 48.8 ± 142.4 | 0.120 |
Comorbidity | < 0.001 | |||
Zero | 1615 (80%) | 1252 (83%) | 363 (72%) | |
One | 238 (12%) | 164 (11%) | 74 (15%) | |
Two Plus | 158 (8%) | 88 (6%) | 70 (14%) | |
Tumor Size (mm) | 69.3 ± 78.2 | 67.9 ± 72.9 | 95 ± 143.5 | 0.062 |
Insurance Status | < 0.001 | |||
Medicaid | 235 (12%) | 168 (12%) | 67 (14%) | |
Medicare | 398 (20%) | 207 (14%) | 191 (39%) | |
Not Insured | 75 (4%) | 59 (4%) | 16 (3%) | |
Other Government | 43 (2%) | 33 (2%) | 10 (2%) | |
Private | 1198 (61%) | 990 (68%) | 208 (42%) |
