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. 2023 Feb 27;8(2):456–465. doi: 10.1002/epi4.12710

TABLE 2.

Logistic regression analysis showed negative or positive predictors of DRE.

Coefficient Standard error OR (95% CI) Adjusted OR (95% CI) P value VIF
Model 1
Age at seizure onset ≤10 years 0.0813 0.2812 1.44 (0.97, 2.14) 1.08 (0.63, 1.88) 0.773 1.1659
Diagnostic delay >5 years 0.1988 0.3042 1.68 (1.07, 2.65) 1.22 (0.67, 2.21) 0.557 1.1418
Duration of epilepsy ≤10 years −0.5119 0.2353 0.38 (0.27, 0.54) 0.60 (0.38, 0.95) 0.029 1.2833
Seizure frequency before ASM start ≥1 per month 1.6445 0.2160 6.24 (4.37, 8.92) 5.18 (3.39, 7.91) <0.001 1.0697
Numbers of ASMs ≥ 2 1.7367 0.2161 7.21 (5.02, 10.35) 5.68 (3.72, 8.67) <0.001 1.0837
RLS 0.4249 0.2130 1.32 (0.96, 1.83) 1.53 (1.01, 2.32) 0.045 1.0440
Aura 0.6085 0.2277 2.52 (1.78, 3.56) 1.84 (1.18, 2.87) 0.007 1.1189
Focal onset 0.2357 0.5715 3.17 (1.91, 5.29) 1.27 (0.41, 3.88) 0.676 3.3781
Generalized onset −0.2750 0.6469 0.43 (0.24, 0.78) 0.76 (0.21, 2.70) 0.674 3.1858
Perinatal hypoxic complication 0.0786 0.4887 2.18 (1.02, 4.70) 1.08 (0.42, 2.82) 0.872 1.0854
History of head trauma 0.5966 0.3784 1.70 (0.95, 3.03) 1.82 (0.86, 3.81) 0.112 1.1050
Normal routine EEG 0.0814 0.2333 0.62 (0.44, 0.86) 1.08 (0.69, 1.71) 0.727 1.2586
Normal MRI −0.7071 0.2478 0.35 (0.25, 0.49) 0.49 (0.30, 0.80) 0.004 1.3891
Model 2
Duration of epilepsy ≤10 years −0.3397 0.1246 0.38 (0.27, 0.54) 0.71 (0.56, 0.91) 0.007 1.0602
Seizure frequency before ASM start ≥1 per month 1.0029 0.1229 6.24 (4.37, 8.92) 2.73 (2.14, 3.47) <0.001 1.0492
Numbers of ASMs ≥ 2 1.0252 0.1244 7.21 (5.02, 10.35) 2.79 (2.18, 3.56) <0.001 1.0698
History of status epilepticus 0.4870 0.1915 1.34 (0.80, 2.24) 1.63 (1.12, 2.37) 0.011 1.0667
RLS 0.2441 0.1216 1.32 (0.96, 1.83) 1.28 (1.01, 1.62) 0.044 1.0197
Aura 0.4450 0.1265 2.52 (1.78, 3.56) 1.56 (1.22, 2.00) <0.001 1.0193
History of head trauma 0.3268 0.2199 1.70 (0.95, 3.03) 1.39 (0.90, 2.13) 0.136 1.1004
Normal MRI −0.3397 0.1246 0.35 (0.25, 0.49) 0.67 (0.52, 0.86) 0.001 1.0974

Note: Bold indicates significant differences at P < 0.05.

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio; VIF, variance inflation factor.