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Table 1 patient characteristics

From: A balanced score to predict survival of elderly patients newly diagnosed with glioblastoma

Characteristics

Total

Percent

Gender

 Male

97

53.6%

 Female

84

46.4%

Age

74.2 (65–90)

 65–69.9

50

27.6%

 70–74.9

42

23.2%

 75–79.9

49

27.1%

 > 80

40

22.1%

KPS

80 (20–100)

 90–100

52

28.7%

 70–80

76

42.0%

 50–60

43

23.8%

 20–40

10

5.5%

MGMT

 MGMT methylated

38

21.0%

 MGMT unmethylated

63

34.8%

 MGMT unknown

80

44.2%

IDH

 IDH wildtype

111

61.3%

 IDH unknown

70

38.7%

EOR

 Biopsy

33

18.2%

 STR

89

49.2%

 GTR

59

32.6%

Seizures

 no Seizures

145

80.1%

 focal Seizures

12

6.6%

 generalized Seizures

22

12.2%

 Epileptic status

1

0.6%

 unknown

1

0.6%

Motor deficit before Surgery

 no motor deficit

105

58.0%

 any motor deficit

76

42.0%

Motor deficit after Surgery

 no motor deficit

89

49.2%

 any motor deficit

92

50.8%

Aphasia before Surgery

 no aphasia

129

71.3%

 any aphasia

52

28.7%

Aphasia after Surgery

 no aphasia

107

78.7%

 any aphasia

29

21.3%

 unknown

45

n/a

Treatment after Surgery

 BSC

47

26.0%

 RT

72

39.8%

 ChT

7

3.9%

 RChT

55

30.4%

  1. Abbreviations: KPS Karnofsky Performance Scale, MGMT O6-Methylguanine DNA-methyl transferase, IDH Isocitrate dehydrogenase, EOR Extent of resection, STR Subtotal resection, GTR Gross total resection, BSC Best supportive care, RT Radiotherapy, ChT Chemotherapy, RChT Radio-chemotherapy