Table 1 Sociodemographic and epilepsy-related characteristics of the studied population
Epileptic group (n = 53) | Control group (n = 53) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||
Male | 30 (56.6%) | 31 (58.5%) | > 0.999 |
Female | 23 (43.4%) | 22 (41.5%) | |
Age (years) | |||
Mean ± SD | 27.6 ± 6.6 | 28.4 ± 5.6 | 0.497 |
Socioeconomic status | |||
Very low | 5 (9.4%) | 8 (15.1%) | 0.066 |
Low | 8 (15.1%) | 18 (34.0%) | |
Middle | 34 (64.2%) | 22 (41.5%) | |
High | 6 (11.3%) | 5 (9.4%) | |
Educational level | |||
Can read and write | 5 (9.4%) | 5 (9.4%) | 0.359 |
Primary | 8 (15.1%) | 6 (11.3%) | |
Preparatory | 23 (43.4%) | 21 (39.6%) | |
Secondary | 11 (20.8%) | 7 (13.2%) | |
College/institute | 6 (11.3%) | 14 (26.4%) | |
Marital status | |||
Single | 30 (56.6%) | 24 (45.3%) | 0.331 |
Married | 23 (43.4%) | 29 (54.7%) | |
Occupation | |||
Unemployed | 29 (54.7%) | 19 (35.8%) | 0.068 |
Day laborer | 18 (34.0%) | 20 (35.8%) | |
Employee | 6 (11.3%) | 14 (28.3%) | |
Duration of epilepsy | |||
10–20 years | 29 (54.7%) | ||
> 20 years | 24 (45.3%) | ||
Min.–Max | 12.0–35.0 | ||
Mean ± SD | 21.36 ± 6.29 | ||
Seizure frequency per year | |||
Min.–Max | 1.0–6.0 | ||
Mean ± SD | 2.83 ± 1.63 | ||
Duration of treatment | |||
< 10 years | 1 (1.9%) | ||
10–20 years | 40 (75.5%) | ||
> 20 years | 12 (22.6%) | ||
Min.–Max | 9.0–30.0 | ||
Mean ± SD | 16.74 ± 6.19 | ||
Number of antiepileptic drugs | |||
Monotherapy | 17 (32.1%) | ||
Polytherapy | 36 (67.9%) | ||