Table 2 Demographic data of patients and controls
From: Carnitine deficiency in epileptic children treated with a diversity of anti-epileptic regimens
Cases (n = 50) | Controls (n = 40) | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | ||
Male | 23 | 46% | 24 | 60% | 0.2 |
Female | 27 | 54% | 16 | 40% | |
Age 6–24 months | 2 | 4% | 6 | 15% | 0.1 |
Age > 24 months | 48 | 96% | 34 | 85% | |
Mean of age ± SD | 8.7 ± 3.1 | 7.4 ± 3.5 | 0.06 | ||