Table 1.
Demographic Data of Epilepsy Patients and Normal Controls
| Epilepsy patients (N=95) | Normal Controls (N=1,009)(13) | |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| ■ Male | 40% | 48% |
| ■ Female | 60% | 52% |
| Age, y | 39.1 (SD 13.6) | ¶ |
| Educational Level | ||
| ■ Less than high school | 4.6% | 12.2% |
| ■ High school | 27.7% | 31.8% |
| ■ Some college | 9.2% | 26.1% |
| ■ College or higher | 58.5% | 29.9% |
| Epilepsy severity in past year* | ||
| ■ Very mild | 26.1% | - |
| ■ Mild | 31.5% | - |
| ■ Moderate | 21.7% | - |
| ■ Severe | 15.2% | - |
| ■ Very severe | 5.4% | - |
| Seizure Frequency | ||
| ■ Seizure free to a seizure every year | 29.3% | - |
| ■ A seizure every few month to one seizure every 6 month | 19.6% | - |
| ■ Seizure monthly | 26.1% | - |
| ■ Seizure daily to weekly | 25% | - |
*
Patients’ subjective severity rating
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Not available