Table 1 Patient data
GROUP 1 | GROUP 2 | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean age (years) | 46.8 ± 11.2 | 44.5 ± 15.0 | 0.5490 | |
Gender (%) | male | 64.0 | 68.0 | 0.7653 |
female | 36.0 | 32.0 | ||
Histology (%) | AVM | 12.0 | 4.0 | 0.2419 |
Metastasis | 4.0 | 4.0 | ||
WHO grade I | 0.0 | 8.0 | ||
WHO grade II | 12.0 | 32.0 | ||
WHO grade III | 20.0 | 8.0 | ||
WHO grade IV | 52.0 | 44.0 | ||
Mean tumor diameter (cm) | 3.5 ± 1.6 | 4.0 ± 1.5 | 0.2393 | |
Median preoperative Karnofsky performance status (%) | 90 (95% CI 87.6 – 92.4) | 90 (95% CI 86.7 – 93.3) | 0.3444 | |
Preoperative language deficit (%) | none/mild | 72.0 | 68.0 | 0.7576 |
medium/severe | 28.0 | 32.0 | ||