Table 1.
Demographics and Employment Characteristics.
| Age [Mean ± Sd]: N=108 | 37.6 ± 13.5 |
|---|---|
| Age at seizure onset [Mean ± Sd]: N=109 | 32.2 ± 13.9 |
| Sex at birth: N=109 | |
| Female, N (%) | 100 (91.7) |
| Male, N (%) | 9 (8.3) |
| Gender Identity: N=109 | |
| Male, N (%) | 10 (9.2) |
| Female, N (%) | 95 (87.2) |
| Queer/non-binary, N (%) | 2 (1.8) |
| Trans-man, N (%) | 1 (0.92) |
| Other, N (%) | 1 (0.92) |
| Duration of Illness yrs [Median, (IQR)]: N=108 | 3 (1-6) |
| Seizure frequency per month [Median, (IQR)]: N=81 | 17 (2-22) |
| N (%) | |
| Employment: N=98 | |
| Working: | 40 (40.8) |
| working (paid) | 28 (28.6) |
| working (self-employed) | 6 (6.1) |
| working with accommodations | 6 (6.1) |
| Not Working: | 38 (38.7) |
| not working (disabled) | 27 (27.6) |
| working (looking for work) | 2 (2) |
| not working (retired) | 2 (2) |
| not working (other) | 7 (7.1) |
| Other: | 20 (20.4) |
| volunteer working (retired) | 2 (2) |
| full-time student | 18 (18.4) |
| N (%) | |
| Category of Work: N=95 | |
| Architecture and engineering | 1 (1.1) |
| Arts, Designs, Entertainment, Sports, Media | 9 (9.5) |
| Business and Financial operations | 6 (6.3) |
| Community and social service | 10 (10.5) |
| Computer and mathematical | 4 (4.2) |
| Construction and extractions | 1 (1.1) |
| Educational instruction and library | 13 (13.7) |
| Farming, fishing, forestry | 2 (2.1) |
| Food preparations and serving-related | 2 (2.1) |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical | 12 (12.6) |
| Healthcare support | 6 (6.3) |
| Installations, maintenance, and repair | 3 (3.2) |
| Legal | 2 (2.1) |
| Life, physical and social sciences | 3 (3.2) |
| Management | 2 (2.1) |
| Personal care and services | 3 (3.2) |
| Sales and related | 8 (8.4) |
| Transportation and material moving | 1 (1.1) |