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 |