|
Item
|
Total
|
Male
|
Female
|
p value
|
|---|
|
Age at presentation
|
26 ± 12.41
|
26.61 ± 12.750
|
26.20 ± 12.064
|
0.589
|
|
Age of fist seizure
|
18.17 ± 12.414
|
18.56 ± 13.218
|
17.78 ± 11.544
|
0.101
|
|
Age of seizure onset
|
|
< 1 year
|
535 (54.9%)
|
262 (53.5%)
|
273 (56.4%)
|
0.630
|
|
18–60 years
|
432 (44.4%)
|
224 (45.7%)
|
208 (43.0%)
|
|
> 60 years
|
7 (0.7%)
|
4 (0.8%)
|
3 (0.6%)
|
|
Patient characteristics
|
|
Family history
|
229 (22.9%)
|
114 (49.7%)
|
115 (50.2%)
|
0.76
|
|
Consanguinity
|
202 (20.2%)
|
96 (47.5%)
|
106 (52.4%)
|
0.2
|
|
Residency
|
|
Lower Egypt
|
606 (97.3%)
|
300 (49.5%)
|
306 (50.4%)
|
0.51
|
|
Upper Egypt
|
44 (6.7%)
|
24 (54.5%)
|
20 (45.4%)
|
|
Illiterate
|
186 of 637 (29.2%)
|
90 of 339 (26.5%)
|
96 of 298 (32.2%)
|
0.069
|
|
Married/previously married
|
452 (71.9%)
|
209 (46.2%)
|
243 (53.7%)
|
0.002*
|
|
Unmarried
|
176 (28.0%)
|
110 (62.5%)
|
66 (37.5%)
|
|
Employed
|
243 (31.4%)
|
229 (94.2%)
|
14 (5.8%)
|
0.00*
|
|
Un Employed
|
531 (68.6%)
|
187 (35.2%)
|
344 (64.7%)
|
|
Occupation risk
|
69 of 243 (28.3%)
|
69 (28.3%)
|
0
|
0.00*
|
|
Drug abuse
|
138 (13.7%)
|
134 (13.4%)
|
4 (0.04%)
|
0.00*
|
|
Tramadol
|
105 (76.08%)
|
101 (96.2%)
|
4 (3.8%)
|
|
Cannabis
|
26 (18.8%)
|
26 (100%)
|
0
|
|
Alcohol
|
2 (1.4%)
|
2 (100%)
|
0
|
|
Clonazepam
|
5 (3.6%)
|
5 (100%)
|
0
|
|
Comorbidities
|
720
|
358 (49.7%)
|
362 (50.2%)
|
0.83
|
- *p value < 0.05 is considered statistically significant
