The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery

Table 1 Demographic data and risk factors

From: Stroke-related early seizures: clinical and neurophysiological study in a sample of Egyptian population

	Group			Test of significance
	Control	DCL	Fits	Test of significance
	Mean ± SD N (%)	Mean ± SD N (%)	Mean ± SD N (%)	Value	p value	Sig
Age	59.07 ± 11.29	61.07 ± 14.01	53.23 ± 14.01	f = 2.867	0.062	NS
Sex
Male	18 (60%)	11 (36.67%)	13 (43.33%)	X² = 3.482	0.175	NS
Female	12 (40%)	19 (63.33%)	17 (56.67%)	X² = 3.482	0.175	NS
smoking
No	17 (56.67%)	27 (90%)	22 (73.33%)	X² = 8.532	0.014	S
Yes	13 (43.33%)	3 (10%)	8 (26.67%)	X² = 8.532	0.014	S
DM
No	18 (60%)	19 (63.33%)	21 (70%)	X² = 0.679	0.712	NS
Yes	12 (40%)	11 (36.67%)	9 (30%)	X² = 0.679	0.712	NS
HTN
No	9 (30%)	6 (20%)	13 (43.33%)	X² = 3.836	0.147	NS
Yes	21 (70%)	24 (80%)	17 (56.67%)	X² = 3.836	0.147	NS
Heart disease
No	19 (63.33%)	21 (70%)	20 (66.67%)	Fisher's Exact test	0.336	NS
Ischemic	8 (26.67%)	9 (30%)	10 (33.33%)
Rheumatic	3 (10%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
AF
No	23 (76.67%)	23 (76.67%)	26 (86.67%)	X² = 1.25	0.535	NS
Yes	7 (23.33%)	7 (23.33%)	4 (13.33%)	X² = 1.25	0.535	NS
Collagen ds
No	28 (93.33%)	29 (96.67%)	28 (93.33%)	Fisher's Exact test	1.00	NS
Yes	2 (6.67%)	1 (3.33%)	2 (6.67%)	Fisher's Exact test	1.00	NS
Carotid stenosis
No	29 (96.67%)	26 (86.67%)	28 (93.33%)	Fisher's Exact test	0.493	NS
Yes	1 (3.33%)	4 (13.33%)	2 (6.67%)	Fisher's Exact test	0.493	NS

DM: diabetes mellitus, HTN: hypertension, AF: atrial fibrillation, DCL: disturbed conscious level
One Way ANOVA test of significance (f)
Chi-square test of significance (X²)

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