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Table 1 Clinical and demographic characteristics

From: Multivariate analysis of brain metabolism reveals chemotherapy effects on prefrontal cerebellar system when related to dorsal attention network

Data/subgroups

No CHT (n = 14)

CHT (n = 14)

p Value a

Age (years)

52 ± 10

52 ± 10

1.00

Gender (M/F)

11/3

11/3

1.00

Education (years)

14 ± 5

14 ± 5

0.96

Type (HL/NHL)

2/12

2/12

1.00

Age at onset (years)

52 ± 10

51 ± 9

0.96

PET localization outside brain (yes/no)

11/3

4/10

0.01

Lymphoma symptoms (yes/no)

5/9

5/9

1.00

Cycles number (n)

-

6 ± 3

-

Post-CHT time (months)

-

7 ± 9

-

First-line treatmentb (n)

-

9

-

Second-line treatment (n)

-

5

-

Immunochemotherapy (n)

-

10 (7/3)c

-

MMSE/30

28.4 ± 1.3

28.1 ± 1.1

0.63

HADS depression/21

4 ± 3

4 ± 3

0.86

HADS anxiety/21

6 ±3

4 ±3

0.17

MADRS/50

9 ± 6

8 ± 7

0.68

DT/10

3 ±2

2 ±2

0.28

  1. CHT, chemotherapy; F, females; HL, Hodgkin's lymphoma; M, males; NHL, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. a Significance p, for two independent sample t test or p Chi-square test. bFirst-line treatment, ABVD (hydroxydaunorubicin (Adriamycin), bleomycin, vinblastine, dacarbazine) or CHOP (cyclophosphamide, hydroxydaunorubicin, vincristine (Oncovin), prednisone or prednisolone). cImmunochemotherapy, treatment plus immunotherapy (rituximab). Values represent, when not otherwise specified, mean ± standard deviation.