Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of study population
CWE | Controls | |
|---|---|---|
Age (mean ± SD) | 10.65 ± 2.90 | 11.01 ± 2.61 |
Sex | ||
Male | 81 (50.6%) | 41 (51.3) |
Female | 79 (49.4%) | 39 (48.7) |
Socio-economic class | ||
Upper | 68 (42.5) | 62 (77.5) |
Middle | 44 (27.5) | 13 (16.3) |
Lower | 48 (30.0) | 5 (6.2) |
Age of epilepsy onset | ||
< 5 years | 74 (46.3) | |
≥ 5 years | 86 (55.7) | |
Type of seizure | ||
Focal | 35 (21.9) | |
Generalised | 125 (78.1) | |
Duration of epilepsy | ||
< 5 years | 105 (65.6) | |
≥ 5 years | 55 (34.4) | |
Seizure frequency | ||
> 1/month | 46 (28.8) | |
< 1/month | 87 (54.4) | |
Yearly/none in 2 years | 27 (16.8) | |
Duration of treatment | ||
< 5 years | 67 (83.8) | |
> 5 years | 13 (16.2) | |
Number of AEDs | ||
Monotherapy | 71 (88.8) | |
Polytherapy | 9 (11.2) | |