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Table 1 Sample Characteristics

From: Identifying symptom recurrences in primary brain tumor patients using the MDASI-BT and qualitative interviews

 

n = 23

%

Gender

 Male

11

48%

 Female

12

52%

Race

 Black or African American

2

9%

 White

19

83%

 Asian

1

4%

 American Indian/ Alaskan Native

1

4%

Age

 Range

23–62

 Median

53

Education

 High school

7

32%

 Associate degree

2

9%

 College graduate

5

23%

 Post-graduate

3

14%

 Other

5

23%

Employment Status

 Full-time

6

32%

 Part-time

3

16%

 Retired

3

16%

 Unemployed due to dx

6

32%

 Unemployed prior to dx

1

5%

Diagnosis

 Astrocytoma

5

22%

 GBM

11

48%

 Oligodendroglioma

7

30%

Current Imaging results

 Postop Newly Diagnosed

3

13%

 Stable

16

70%

 Progression

3

13%

 Postop Progression

1

4%

History of Recurrence

 No

12

52%

 Yes (first time)

5

22%

 Yes (repeated)

6

26%

Treatment Group

 Newly Diagnosed

2

9%

 On-treatment

13

57%

 Follow-up

8

35%

aKPS

 70–80

5

22%

 90–100

18

79%

  1. N = 23
  2. aTreatment Groups KPS rating: Newly Diagnosed: 90 = 2(100%), On-treatment: 70–80 = 5 (39%), 90–100 = 8 (62%), Follow-up 90–100 = 8 (100%)