Differences in quality of life as measured by Sintonen's 15D and Nottingham health profile (NHP) (median values) in the different patient groups: tumour size (≤25 ml v >25 ml), tumour location (left v right hemisphere and anterior v posterior)
| Tumour size | Affected hemisphere | Location on the anterior-posterior axis | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≤25 ml (n=47) | >25 ml (n=45) | p Value | Left (n=43) | Right (n=33) | p Value | Anterior (n=47) | Posterior (n=32) | p Value | |
| *p<0.05; **p<0.01. | |||||||||
| Sintonen's 15D | 0.90 | 0.84 (N=48) | 0.062 | 0.91 | 0.82 (n=34) | 0.007** | 0.86 (n=48) | 0.91 | 0.659 |
| NHP: pain | 0.0 | 9.1 | 0.035* | 0.0 | 10.3 | 0.003** | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.763 |
| NHP: mobility | 0.0 | 9.0 | 0.008** | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.116 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.722 |
| NHP: social isolation | 0.0 | 16.4 | 0.013* | 0.0 | 16.4 | 0.014* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.043* |
| NHP: energy | 0.0 | 24.8 | 0.023* | 0.0 | 24.8 | 0.112 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.346 |
| NHP: emotion | 0.0 | 6.2 | 0.189 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 0.048* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.730 |
| NHP: sleep | 18.1 | 27.0 | 0.206 | 6.9 | 28.9 | 0.086 | 28.9 | 6.9 | 0.003** |