From: UK case control study of brain tumours in children, teenagers and young adults: a pilot study
Cases | Controls | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | |
Age | ||||
0-4 | 16 | 32.7 | 19 | 24.4 |
5-9 | 13 | 26.5 | 16 | 20.5 |
10-14 | 11 | 22.5 | 17 | 21.8 |
15-19 | 5 | 10.2 | 17 | 21.8 |
20-24 | 4 | 8.2 | 9 | 11.5 |
Sex | ||||
Male | 29 | 59.3 | 34 | 46.8 |
Female | 20 | 40.7 | 44 | 53.2 |
Study centre | ||||
Leeds | 18 | 36.7 | 76 | 97.4 |
Manchester | 31 | 63.3 | 2 | 2.6 |
Diagnosis of cases (ICCC grouping) | ||||
Ependymomas | 8 | 16.3 | ||
Astrocytomas | 27 | 55.1 | ||
Embryonal | 11 | 22.5 | ||
Other specified | 3 | 6.1 |