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Table 6 Comparison between the at-risk population and the not-at-risk population

From: Anthropometric parameters as a tool for the prediction of metabolic and cardiovascular risk in childhood brain tumor survivors

 

At-risk population

Not-at-risk population

 
 

Mean/Number of patients

SD

Mean/Number of patients

SD

p-value

Age at diagnosis

10,22

7,293

8,06

5,651

0,619

Age at end of treatment

12,23

7,543

9,96

5,060

0,568

Female sex

4

44,44

2

12,50

0,037

Male sex

5

55,56

14

87,50

 

Regular physical activity

5

55,56

10

62,5

0,932

Histology

     

Germinoma

3

33,33

8

50,00

0,011

Medulloblastoma

4

44,44

4

25,00

0,420

Ependimoma

1

11,11

3

18,75

0,910

Glial tumor

1

11,11

1

6,25

0,667

Localization of the tumor

Anterior cranial fossa

1

11,11

0

0

0,173

Middle cranial fossa

3

33,33

8

50

0,420

Posterior cranial fossa

5

55,56

8

50

0,789