From: Predictive factors of epilepsy outcome in a sample of Egyptian pre-elderly and elderly population
Variables | Good outcome | Poor outcome | P value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Male (%) | 55.84% | 56.52% | 0.954 | |
Age (mean), years | 55.31 ± 6.38 | 54.83 ± 6.24 | 0.748 | |
Age of epilepsy onset (mean), years | 34.13 ± 18.14 | 38.48 ± 18.21 | 0.316 | |
Positive family history of epilepsy (%) | 27.3% | 21.7% | 0.595 | |
Absence of medical comorbidities (%) | 70.13% | 34.78% | 0.037* | |
Hypertension (%) | 24.68% | 39.13% | 0.175 | |
Diabetes (%) | 10.39% | 17.39 | 0.365 | |
Ischemic heart disease (%) | 5.19% | 8.70% | 0.535 | |
Seizure etiology (%) | Unspecific etiology | 44.16% | 21.74% | 0.007* |
Post stroke epilepsy | 15.58% | 47.83% | ||
Post traumatic epilepsy | 12.99% | 8.70% | ||
Proposed genetic epilepsy | 20.78% | 8.70% |