Table 1.

Comparison of characteristics of patients with febrile seizures with and without antihistamine administration

Variable	Antihistamine group A n = 84	Nonantihistamine group n = 166
Gender ratio (boys:girls)	12:10	14:11
Age in months (mean ± SD)	26.8 ± 19.5	29.8 ± 17.4
Family history of febrile convulsions, n (%)	43 (51.2%)	80 (48.2%)
Maximum temperature (°C)	39.1°C	39.3°C
Time from fever detection to seizure onset, hours (mean ± SD)	2.99 ± 0.39	4.27 ± 1.36*
Average seizure duration in minutes (mean ± SD)	9.0 ± 6.1*	4.5 ± 4.3

Note:

^*Statistically significant difference from Group A values are expressed as the mean ± SD, numbers, and percentages.

Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.