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Table 6 Comparison between both groups regarding epilepsy related clinical data

From: Sleep pattern in epilepsy patients: a polysomnographic study

Variable

Group I

Group II

P value

Mean ± SD or Percentage (n)

  Generalized epilepsy

83.3% (25)

53.3% (16)

0.012

  Focal epilepsy

   Temporal lobe Seizures

16.7% (5)

13.3% (4)

46.7% (14)

43.3% (13)

0.012

0.009

  Number AEDs

1.03 ± 0.03

2.6 ± 1.01

2.71

  1st generation AED

76.7% (23)

100% (30)

0.005

  2nd generation AED

23.3% (7)

90% (27)

0.0001

   VPA

   CBZ

   PHT

   LEV

   LTG

   OXC

30% (9)

43.3% (13)

3.3% (1)

16.7% (5)

3.3% (1)

3.3% (1)

56.7% (17)

66.7% (20)

13.3% (4)

60% (18)

16.7% (5)

6.7% (2)

0.037

0.069

0.161

0.0005

0.085

0.55

  1. AEDs antiepileptic drugs, VPA valproic acid, CBZ carbamazepine, PHT phenytoin, LEV levetiracetam, LTG lamotrigine, OXC oxycarbazepine