Table 1 Statistics on specific variables of epilepsy in children
From: Analysis of related factors for neuropsychiatric comorbidities in children with epilepsy
Variables | Grouping | Study group, n (%) | Control group, n (%) | t/z/χ2 | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 6.00 (6.42) | 5.00 (6.17) | − 1.015 | 0.310 | |
Gender n (%) | Female | 49 (39.8%) | 70 (40.9%) | 0.036 | 0.850 |
Male | 74 (60.2%) | 101 (59.1%) | |||
Age of onset | 2.00 (5.31) | 2.83 (5.00) | − 1.272 | 0.203 | |
Course of disease | 0.92 (2.98) | 0.25 (1.99) | − 2.316 | 0.021 | |
Frequency | ≥ once/day | 46 (37.4%) | 33 (19.3%) | 26.693 | 0.000 |
≥ once/week | 23 (18.7%) | 18 (10.5%) | |||
≥ once/month | 18 (14.6%) | 20 (11.7%) | |||
≥ once/year | 33 (26.8%) | 95 (55.6%) | |||
< once/year | 3 (2.4%) | 5 (2.9%) | |||
Form of onset | Generalized onset | 100 (81.3%) | 140 (81.9%) | 0.016 | 0.901 |
Focal onset | 23 (18.7%) | 31 (18.1%) | |||
Status epilepticus | Yes | 38 (30.9%) | 29 (17.0%) | 7.895 | 0.005 |
No | 85 (69.1%) | 142 (83.0%) | |||
Interictal epileptiform discharge | Yes | 74 (60.2%) | 99 (57.9%) | 0.152 | 0.697 |
No | 49 (39.8%) | 72 (42.1%) | |||
Family history | Yes | 27 (22.0%) | 33 (19.3%) | 0.310 | 0.578 |
No | 96 (78.0%) | 138 (80.7%) | |||
History of febrile convulsions | Yes | 28 (22.8%) | 36 (21.1%) | 0.123 | 0.726 |
No | 95 (77.2%) | 135 (78.9%) | |||
Birth history and brain injury abnormalities | Yes | 48 (38.2%) | 24 (14.0%) | 22.828 | 0.000 |
No | 75 (61.8%) | 147 (86.0%) | |||
Number of antiepileptic drugs | No medication | 30 (24.4%) | 65 (38.0%) | 19.364 | 0.001 |
Single | 50 (40.7%) | 77 (45.0%) | |||
Two | 17 (13.8%) | 19 (11.1%) | |||
Three | 6 (4.9%) | 4 (2.3%) | |||
Three and above | 20 (16.3%) | 6 (3.5%) | |||
Time from onset to first visit | 0.02 (0.50) | 0.02 (0.67) | − 0.668 | 0.504 |