TABLE 2.
Patient demographics characteristics.
Characteristics | TLE (n = 23) | ExtraTLE (n = 23) | p-valuea |
Age, mean ± SD, years | 33.6 ± 2.2 | 30.7 ± 1.8 | 0.422 |
Sex | 0.234 | ||
Men | 11 | 15 | |
Women | 12 | 8 | |
Background | 0.536 | ||
Urban | 9 | 7 | |
Rural | 14 | 16 | |
Age at onset, mean ± SD, years | 20.7 ± 2.6 | 15.3 ± 1.5 | 0.079 |
Education, mean ± SD, years | 11.9 ± 0.6 | 10.3 ± 0.8 | 0.136 |
IQ, mean ± SD | 12.6 ± 0.3 | 10.5 ± 0.4 | <0.001 |
TLE, temporal lobe epilepsy; extraTLE, extratemporal lobe epilepsy; IQ, intelligence quotient; SD, standard deviation.
aComparison between the TLE group and the extraTLE group.