Table 1 Age- and sex-specific prevalence of childhood and adolescence epilepsy
From: Prevalence of childhood and adolescence epilepsy in Upper Egypt (desert areas)
Item | Childhood (birth to < 12 years) | Adolescence (12 to < 18 years) | Total (birth to < 18 years) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age group | Early (birth to < 6 years) | Late (6 to < 12 years) | Total childhood (birth to < 12 years) | ||
Number of population | 11,987 | 12,577 | 24,564 | 11,631 | 36,195 |
Patients | |||||
Number | 144 | 122 | 266 | 84 | 350 |
Prevalence/1000 | 12.01 | 9.7 | 10.8 | 7.2 | 9.7 |
Patients | |||||
Males | |||||
Number | 77/5958 | 76/6325 | 153/12,283 | 40/5877 | 193/18,160 |
Prevalence/1000 | 12.9 | 12.01 | 12.5 | 6.8 | 10.6 |
Females | |||||
Number | 67/6029 | 46/6252 | 113/12,281 | 44/5754 | 157/18,035 |
Prevalence/1000 | 11.1 | 7.4 | 9.2 | 7.6 | 8.7 |