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Table 1 Participant demographic characteristics and disease-related factors

From: Translation and validation of the Urdu version of the European organization for research and treatment of cancer core quality of life questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30) and brain module (QLQ-BN20) in primary brain tumor patients

Variables

N = 250

N (%)/Median (IQR)

Age (years)

42 (33–54)

Gender

 

Male

169 (67.6)

Female

81 (32.4)

Formal schooling

 

Yes

229 (91.6)

No

21 (8.4)

Informal schooling

 

Yes

44 (17.6)

No

206 (82.4)

Mother tongue

 

Urdu

77 (30.8)

Sindhi

47 (18.8)

Punjabi

37 (14.8)

Pushto

26 (10.4)

Saraiki

11 (4.4)

Balochi

10 (4.0)

Hindko

6 (2.4)

Other

36 (14.4)

Marital status

 

Married

205 (82.0)

Single

37 (14.8)

Other

8 (3.2)

Monthly household income (PKR/USD)

 

No income

18 (7.2)

1000–25,000 ($6.04–$151)

40 (16.0)

25,000–40,000 ($151–$242)

26 (10.4)

40,000–80,000 ($242–$484)

69 (27.6)

80,000–170,000 ($484–$1028)

97 (38.8)

Tumor type

 

Glioma

117 (46.8)

Meningioma

53 (21.2)

Schwannoma

12 (4.8)

Pituitary

44 (17.6)

Others

24 (9.6)

Surgical intervention

 

Only biopsy

195 (78.0)

Only total resection

11 (4.4)

Multiple interventions

27 (10.8)

No surgical intervention

17 (6.8)

Adjuvant therapy

 

Chemotherapy

11 (4.4)

Radiotherapy

24 (9.6)

Combination

63 (25.2)

No adjuvant therapy

152 (60.8)

Treatment stage for brain tumor

 

On-going

138 (55.2)

Complete

112 (44.8)

  1. PKR, Pakistani Rupee; USD, US Dollars