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Table 1 Demographic characteristic of survivors of childhood brain tumor, survivors of childhood leukemia and healthy controls

From: Behavioral outcome among survivors of childhood brain tumor: a case control study

Characteristic

Childhood brain tumor survivors

N (%)

Childhood leukemia survivors

N (%)

Healthy control

N (%)

p-value

Age at study entry, years

 6–10.9

15 (39.5)

16 (42.1)

16 (42.1)

1.000

 11–18.9

23 (60.5)

22 (57.9)

22 (57.9)

 

Gender

 Male

24 (63.2)

24 (63.2)

24 (63.2)

1.000

 Female

14 (36.8)

14 (36.8)

14 (36.8)

 

Ethnicity

 Malay

31 (81.6)

27 (71.1)

19 (50)

< 0.005

 Chinese

6 (15.8)

1 (2.6)

3 (7.9)

 

 Indian

1 (2.6)

8 (21.1)

16 (42.1)

 

 Others

0 (0)

2 (5.3)

0 (0)

 

Education

 Primary

15 (39.5)

21 (55.3)

18 (47.4)

< 0.005

 Secondary

9 (23.7)

15 (39.5)

18 (47.4)

 

 Tertiary

0 (0)

1 (2.6)

2 (5.3)

 

 Special education

13 (34.2)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 

 None

1 (2.6)

1 (2.6)

0 (0)

 

Parents marital status

 Married

37 (97.4)

33 (86.8)

36 (94.7)

0.181

 Single parent

1 (2.6)

5 (13.2)

2 (5.3)

 

Father’s education level

 No formal education

1 (2.6)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0.760

 Primary

6 (15.8)

5 (13.2)

3 (8.3)

 

 Secondary

20 (52.6)

21 (55.3)

20 (55.6)

 

 Tertiary

11 (28.9)

12 (31.6)

13 (36.1)

 

Father’s occupation

 Office work

7 (18.4)

4 (10.5)

2 (5.6)

0.133

 Field work

8 (21.1)

14 (36.8)

15 (41.7)

 

 Professional

4 (10.5)

6 (15.8)

10 (27.8)

 

 Others

16 (42.1)

13 (34.2)

8 (22.2)

 

 Not working

3 (7.9)

1 (2.6)

1 (2.6)

 

Mother’s education level

 No formal education

1 (2.6)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0.501

 Primary

6 (15.8)

3 (8.1)

5 (13.2)

 

 Secondary

18 (47.4)

21 (56.8)

15 (39.5)

 

 Tertiary

13 (34.2)

13 (35.1)

18 (47.4)

 

Mother’s occupation

 Office work

8 (21.1)

6(16.2)

7 (18.4)

0.023

 Field work

2 (5.3)

1 (2.7)

2 (5.3)

 

 Professional

5 (13.2)

9 (24.3)

10 (26.3)

 

 Others

4 (10.5)

7 (18.9)

14 (36.8)

 

 Housewife

19 (50)

14 (37.8)

5 (13.2)

 

Family monthly income

  < MYR 1000

2 (5.3)

0 (0)

1 (2.6)

 

 MYR 1001–3000

14 (36.8)

10 (26.3)

8 (21.1)

0.328

 MYR 3001–5000

8 (21.1)

17 (44.7)

13 (34.2)

 

 MYR 5001–7000

4 (10.5)

2 (5.3)

2 (5.3)

 

 MYR 7001–9000

3 (7.9)

3 (7.9)

2 (5.3)

 

  > MYR 9000

7 (18.4)

6 (15.8)

12 (31.6)

 

Number of siblings

 None

5 (13.2)

4 (10.5)

1 (2.6)

< 0.005

 1

0 (0)

1 (2.6)

13 (34.2)

 

 2–5

22 (57.9)

32 (84.2)

24 (63.2)

 

  > 5

11 (28.9)

1 (2.6)

0 (0)

 

Siblings with chronic illness/disability

 Yes

1 (2.6)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0.330

 No

37 (97.4)

38 (100)

38 (100)

 
  1. N number, MYR Ringgit Malaysia; analyses using chi square test