Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the study groups.
| Characteristic | ALL EXP group (n = 39) |
ALL CTRL group (n = 34) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breed | Cross breed | 15 | 11 | |
| Pure breed | 24 | 23 | 0.6 | |
| Sex | Female intact | 7 | 7 | |
| Female neutered | 12 | 4 | ||
| Male intact | 18 | 22 | ||
| Male neutered | 2 | 1 | 0.2 | |
| Weight (kg) | 23 (9.75–34.5) | 23 (16.10–29.18) | 0.9 | |
| Age at inclusion (months) | 66 (34–111) | 54 (22–90.75) | 0.2 | |
| Seizure etiology | Idiopathic | 18 | 18 | |
| Structural | 10 | 6 | ||
| Reactive | 7 | 7 | ||
| Undefined | 4 | 3 | 0.9 | |
| Presentation | CS | 22 | 23 | |
| SE | 17 | 11 | 0.3 | |
| CRI | DZP | 25 | 20 | |
| PPF | 14 | 14 | 0.6 | |
| History of seizures | No | 14 | 9 | |
| Yes | 25 | 25 | 0.4 | |
| Previous AED (presence/absence) | No | 6 | 4 | |
| Yes | 19 | 21 | 0.5 | |
| Previous AED (number) |
Monotherapy | 11 | 13 | |
| Polytherapy | 8 | 8 | 0.8 |