Variables Males
(n=30) % (n)
Females (n=51)
% (n)
Gender difference
P-value
Psychosocial factors
Marital status     1.000
 Married/cohabiting 73% (22) 73% (37)  
 Not married 27% (8) 28% (14)  
Employment status     1.000
 Employed 37% (11) 35% (18)  
 Not employed 63% (19) 65% (33)  
Age in years, mean (S.D.) 43.8 (13.6) 47.5 (11.2) 0.192
Gliomas
Meningiomas
Acoustic neurinomas
Pituitary adenomas
31.6 (8.7)
53.2 (12.9)
49.4 (5.7)
38.0 (12.4)
47.9 (11.8)
47.7 (11.0)
48.0 (11.7)
42.0 (15.9)
0.005
0.175
0.809
0.687
Table 1: The socio-demographic characteristics of the patients with a primary brain tumour at five years after the surgery.