Table1 Demographics and clinical characteristics
Men (n = 70) Mean ± SD, or n (%) | Women (n = 92) Mean ± SD, or n (%) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 35 ± 15 | 32 ± 12 | 0.16 |
Marital status | |||
Single | 46 (66%) | 55 (60%) | 0.53 |
Married | 17 (24%) | 30 (31%) | |
Separated | 1 (1%) | 2 (2%) | |
Education | |||
Primary | 3 (4%) | 2 (2%) | 0.33 |
Secondary | 17 (17%) | 17 (18%) | |
Post-secondary | 44 (63%) | 71 (77%) | |
Employment status | |||
Employed | 33 (47%) | 42 (46%) | 0.69 |
Not employed | 1 (1%) | 4 (4%) | |
Student | 15 (21%) | 20 (21%) | |
Disability | 8 (11%) | 16 (17%) | |
Homemaker | 1 (1%) | 3 (3%) | |
Clinical characteristics | |||
Ablon’s Visibility Index | 1.74 ± 0.73 | 1.67 ± 0.66 | 0.59 |
Brain tumor | 19 (27%) | 22 (24%) | 0.90 |
Spinal tumor | 22 (31%) | 20 (21%) | 0.89 |
History of MPNST | 6 (8%) | 8 (9%) | 1.00 |
Optic glioma | 9 (13%) | 16 (17%) | 0.52 |
Known plexiform neurofibroma | 22 (31%) | 41 (45%) | 0.08 |
Other cancers | 5 (7%) | 9 (10%) | 0.63 |