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Table 2 Univariate analysis for OS and PFS

From: Permanent iodine-125 brachytherapy for patients with progressive or recurrent high-grade gliomas

Univariate Analysis

 

OS

PFS

Characteristics

Median (mo)

p Valuesb

Median (mo)

p Valuesb

Group

 

0.751

 

0.203

 SI

22 (14.50–29.50)

 

8 (5.47–10.53)

 

 SRCI

21 (18.89–23.11)

 

7 (4.74–9.26)

 

Age

 

0.006

 

0.029

  ≥ 60

22 (20.36–23.64)

 

8 (6.81–9.19)

 

  < 60

17 (11.82–22.18)

 

4 (2.06–5.94)

 

KPS

 

< 0.001

 

< 0.001

 90–100

35 (23.63–46.38)

 

12 (8.80–15.20)

 

  ≤ 80

16 (14.17–17.84)

 

6 (5.14–6.86)

 

Tumor Position

   

0.074

 Frontal lobe

  

10 (7.31–12.69)

 

 Occipital lobe

  

13

 

 Parietal lobe

  

8 (0.00–28.58)

 

 Temporal lobe

  

7 (4.30–9.70)

 

 multi-lobe

  

6 (5.32–6.68)

 

tumor diameter

   

0.015

  ≥ 5 cm

  

9 (6.99–11.01)

 

  < 5 cm

  

6 (5.24–6.76)

 

Vertigo

   

0.074

 NO

  

8 (6.70–9.30)

 

 Yes

  

5 (3.64–6.36)

 

Nausea

   

0.040

 No

  

9 (6.06–11.94)

 

 Yes

  

6 (4.36–7.64)

 

Vomit

   

0.078

 No

  

8 (6.38–9.62)

 

 Yes

  

6 (4.33–7.67)

 
  1. Note.-Date in parentheses are 95% CI
  2. bLog-rank test was used