Tracking epilepsy and autism

Table 1 Severity of epilepsy amongst autistic children

	Male (%)	Female (%)	Comparison male vs. female (p value)
Status epilepticus	3 (17.7)	2 (66.7)	p = 0.07
Intractable epilepsy	5 (29.4)	3 (100.0)	p = 0.02

There is no association between severity and gender. Fisher’s exact test shows no evidence of association. However, the level of severity for females is significantly higher than those for males