Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of identified SE patients
| All SE patients | SE patients with an epilepsy diagnosis at baseline | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of patients | 2782 | 1585 |
| Mean (SD│median) observation time in days | 545.2 (456.1│514) | 635.8 (442.6│631) |
| Mean (SD│median) age in years at the index date | 64.3 (23.4│70.5) | 62.3 (22.6│66) |
| Male/female gender | 47.7%/52.3% | 50.1%/49.9% |
| Mean (SD│median) CCI for the 12-month pre-index period | 4.4 (3.5│4) | 4.4 (3.6│4) |
| Etiologic factors | ||
| Stroke | ||
| n (%) acutea | 212 (7.6%) | 57 (3.6%) |
| n (%) remoteb | 247 (8.9%) | 156 (9.8%) |
| Progressive vascular leucoencephalopathy | ||
| n (%) acutea | 0 | 0 |
| n (%) remoteb | 1 (0.1%) | 0 |
| Brain tumour | ||
| n (%) acutea | 15 (0.5%) | 6 (0.4%) |
| n (%) remoteb | 17 (0.6%) | 10 (0.6%) |
| Metabolic disorder | ||
| n (%) acutea | 21 (0.8%) | 10 (0.6%) |
| n (%) remoteb | 103 (3.7%) | 65 (4.1%) |
| Mental or behavioural disorders due to use of alcohol | ||
| n (%) acutea | 18 (0.7%) | 9 (0.6%) |
| n (%) remoteb | 75 (2.7%) | 52 (3.3%) |
| Injuries to the head | ||
| n (%) acutea | 59 (2.1%) | 18 (1.1%) |
| n (%) remoteb | 113 (4.1%) | 77 (4.9%) |
| Epilepsy-related hospitalization | ||
| n (%) in the 12-month baseline period | 472 (17%) | 472 (29.8%) |
a
Acute: at index hospitalization or respective in-patient main diagnosis within 7 days before the index date. bRemote: respective in-patient main diagnosis within the 12-month baseline period but >7 days before index hospitalization.