Table 1 General characteristics of the study population
From: Epidemiological profile of brain tumors in Cameroon: a retrospective study
Variables | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | ||
≤ 14 | 19 | 12.7 |
15–24 | 15 | 10.0 |
25–54 | 82 | 54.7 |
≥ 55 | 34 | 22.7 |
Gender | ||
Male | 76 | 50.7 |
Female | 74 | 49.3 |
Risk factors of brain tumors | ||
Familial history of brain tumors | 4 | 2.7 |
Working in synthetic manufacturing | 3 | 2.0 |
HIV | 5 | 3.3 |
Head trauma | 11 | 7.3 |
Unidentified risk factor | 127 | 84.7 |